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Second accused after he claimed to be a minor; court directed the police to conduct a bone ossification test to determine the age of the second accused to determine how his case should be tried
Former Maharashtra Minister and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique was shot dead allegedly by three men in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The shooting took place outside his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Neelamnagar.
The crime branch took over the probe and is investigating the angles of business rivalry, contract killing, and threat over a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project.
The officials in a recent development confirmed that two of the assailants have been arrested while the police are on the lookout for the third alleged accused in the case.
- October 13, 2024 23:17 Baba Siddique cremated with full state honours in MumbaiFormer Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique was cremated at Bada Qabrastan with full state honours on Sunday (October 13, 2024). NCP leaders including, Praful Patel, Chhagan Bhujbal and Ajit Pawar were present at the Bada Qabrastan during the last rites of Baba Siddique.- ANI
- October 13, 2024 23:13 ‘Co-conspirator’ held from Pune in Baba Siddique murder case; 3rd arrest so farMumbai police arrested a 28-year-old man from Pune, who along with his brother “enlisted” two of the three alleged shooters in the Baba Siddique murder case, an official said on Sunday (October 13, 2024). Police called the man, Pravin Lonkar, a “co-conspirator” and said they are on the lookout for his brother Shubham Lonkar. This is the third arrest in the case.According to the crime branch official, Pravin and Shubham “enlisted” two alleged shooters, a U.P. resident and Shivkumar Gautam. However, Gautam is on the run, and police have arrested the U.P. resident and another alleged shooter, identified as Gurmail Baljit Singh (23).The official said police went to Pune looking for Shubham Lonkar but did not find him there. They then nabbed his brother Pravin for his alleged involvement in the crime, he said.