Mumbai, Oct 18 (PTI) 5 extra individuals have been held on Friday in reference to the homicide of NCP chief Baba Siddique, taking the overall variety of arrests within the sensational case to 9, a Mumbai police official stated.
Primarily based on particular data, raids have been carried out by the Crime Department in Panvel and Karjat in neighbouring Raigad district, resulting in the arrest of those 5 individuals for conspiracy associated to the crime and its execution, he stated.
The arrested individuals have been additionally in contact with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which is accused of gunning down Siddique, the official added.
“The entire variety of arrests within the case now stands at 9. Additional probe is underway,” he added.
Siddique was shot at and grievously injured on October 12 close to his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique’s workplace in Nirmal Nagar in Mumbai’s Bandra space. The Congress-turned-NCP chief died a while later in close by Lilavati Hospital.
The 4 individuals arrested earlier embody two alleged shooters who have been overpowered by police and passersby on the spot itself.
Baba Siddique killing: Do not politicise problem, household wants justice, says MLA son
Congress MLA Zeeshan Siddique on Thursday stated the killing of his father and NCP chief Baba Siddique shouldn’t be politicised and asserted his household wants justice.
Baba Siddique (66) was shot at in Nirmal Nagar in Mumbai’s Bandra space on October 12 by three individuals. He succumbed to accidents at close by Lilavati Hospital quickly after.
In a publish on X, Zeeshan Siddique stated his father misplaced his life defending and saving the lives and houses of poor harmless individuals.
“Immediately, my household is damaged however his loss of life should not be politicised and positively not go in useless. I NEED JUSTICE, MY FAMILY NEEDS JUSTICE!” the Bandra East MLA stated in his social media publish.
Baba Siddique, a former state minister, had joined the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Social gathering from the Congress just lately.
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