The crime department of the Mumbai Police on Thursday made two extra arrests within the homicide case of NCP chief Baba Siddique. The 2 arrested people, recognized as Aditya Gudankar and Rafiq Shaikh, had been introduced within the Esplanade court docket. Each the arrested accused had been despatched to the custody of the Mumbai Police until November 13.
Each the accused had been arrested from Pune, Maharashtra. Until now, the Mumbai Police have arrested 18 people linked to the homicide case.
Earlier on Wednesday, Mumbai Crime Department police arrested one other suspect in reference to Siddique’s homicide. Based on officers, the suspect, recognized as Gaurav Vilas Apune (32), was additionally nabbed from Pune.
Through the investigation, officers discovered that Apune had met with different suspects to plan the assassination and was involved with the group of shooters initially employed to kill Siddique.
In the meantime, the Mumbai Crime Department recovered one other weapon utilized in Baba Siddique’s killing from the Pune residence of one of many suspects, Rupesh Mohol.
Earlier, a weapon was recovered from the Raigad residence of one other suspect, Ram Fulchand Kanoujia, the place he was residing on lease. Police had additionally stated that, upon inspecting the shooters’ cell phones, footage of pistols had been discovered.
On Wednesday, one of many key eye-witnesses within the case was threatened by an unknown caller, who demanded ₹5 crore. The attention-witness stated in his police criticism that he was requested to pay ₹5 crore, else he will probably be murdered. A criticism was registered within the Khar police station.
On October 12, NCP chief and veteran politician Baba Siddique was shot lifeless outdoors his son Zeeshan’s workplace constructing in Bandra East. He sustained two bullet accidents and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, the place he succumbed to his accidents.
Hours after his dying, the gang led by jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi claimed duty for his homicide. The gangster’s brother Anmol Bishnoi is being thought-about to be the mastermind of the homicide, as investigation confirmed that he was involved with the shooters earlier than the killing.
