Baba Siddique homicide: Fourth accused despatched to police custody until October 21
MUMBAI: A Mumbai courtroom on Tuesday despatched fourth accused arrested in reference to the homicide of NCP chief Baba Siddique despatched to police custody until October 21.
A 23-year-old man, Harishkumar Balakram, from Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested for allegedly offering monetary and logistical help to the shooters concerned within the killing of Mumbai chief Baba Siddique.Balakram labored as a scrap supplier in Pune’s Warje space. He was caught by against the law department group from Bahraich on Monday and delivered to Mumbai on Tuesday.
This arrest brings the entire variety of detainees in Siddique’s homicide case to 4. Earlier, police had detained Gurmail Baljit Singh, Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap, each alleged shooters, and Pravin Lonkar, recognized as a co-conspirator.
Baba Siddique, aged 66, was shot exterior his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique’s workplace in Nirmal Nagar, Mumbai, on Saturday night time. He was taken to Lilavati Hospital, the place he died. Numerous groups have been fashioned to apprehend others concerned, together with Shivkumar Gautam and Mohammed Zeeshan Akhtar.
Authorities are investigating a number of doable motives, resembling a contract killing, political or enterprise rivalry, or disputes involving a slum rehabilitation venture. Siddique was a notable Muslim chief in Mumbai and had connections with Bollywood personalities like Salman Khan.
Suspected shooter Gautam, from Gandara village in Bahraich, reportedly had no prior prison file earlier than his involvement within the crime. Nonetheless, he had just lately posted content material on-line, displaying off a “gangster” persona.
Pravin Lonkar allegedly recruited two of the three shooters. Police are nonetheless looking for his brother, Shubham Lonkar, who’s reportedly linked to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The prosecution alleges Shubham and others orchestrated the capturing and supplied the weapons used.
The police are additionally checking a social media submit, attributed to a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claiming accountability for Siddique’s homicide. They’ve contacted Fb and Instagram for additional data.
(With inputs from PTI)
