A court on Friday extended the police remand till October 26 of the nine accused arrested in the murder case of former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddiqui in Mumbai. Let us tell you that on October 12, Baba Siddiqui was shot dead near the office of his son Zeeshan Siddiqui in Bandra East.
Remand period extended to October 26
The nine defendants arrested by the police were brought before Metropolitan Chief Magistrate VR after their initial remand period, the news agency reported. Presented before Patil. The police asked for a three-day extension of the remand period, but the court extended it by one day and extended the remand period to October 26.
According to police, in this case Gurmel Baljeet Singh (23), a resident of Haryana, and Dharamraj Kashyap, a resident of Uttar Pradesh ) (21) and the main accused Shivkumar Gautam fired at Baba Siddiqui.
Apart from Singh and Kashyap, the police also arrested Praveen Lonkar (30), Nitin Gautam Sapre (32), Sambhaji Kisan Pardhi (44), Pradeep Dattu Thombare (37), Chetan Dilip Pardhi (27 Years old) and Ram Fulchand Kanojia (43 years old) have been arrested.
Role of Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang also under investigation
Investigations revealed that Shubham Lonkar, brother of Pune resident Praveen Lonkar, who was involved in the murder plot, has links with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi . Shubham Lonkar and other wanted criminals conspired to commit the murder and provided weapons to the gunmen.
Police said Pune scrap dealer Harish Kumar Nisad (26) had provided financial support for the murder plan. The accused Sapre is a resident of Dombivali, while Pardhi, Thombare and Chetan Pardhi are residents of Ambernath in Thane district. While Kanoja is a resident of Raigarh Panvel.
The main gunman is still on the run
The main gunman in the murder case, Shivkumar Gautam, and other key accused Shubham Lonkar and Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar are still in custody abscond. The police have issued a Lookout Notice (LoC) against the trio. Police are investigating the murder, linking it to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s network.
