The Mumbai Crime Branch has made significant progress in their investigation, uncovering connections between Aditya Raju Gulankar and Rafik Niyaz Shaikh, both residents of Karve Nagar, Pune, and previously arrested suspects Pravin Lonkar and Rupesh Mohol
The Mumbai Crime Branch on Thursday arrested two more accused in the Baba Siddique murder case. The Mumbai Crime Branch presented the arrested individuals, Aditya Gudankar and Rafiq Shaikh, in Esplanade court.
According to officials, the suspect, identified as Gaurav Vilas Apune (32), was nabbed in Maharashtra's Pune, taking the total number of arrests to 16 in the case.
One of the key eye-witnesses in the Baba Siddique murder case was threatened by an unknown caller who demanded Rs 5 crore from the person, Mumbai Police said on Wednesday.
Following the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the state government and the Home department will reach the roots of it, adding that strict action will be taken against the accused involved in the matter.
Nine accused in the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique were presented before the Esplanade Court in Mumbai after their police custody ended on Saturday.
Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav has said that Sujeet Sushil Singh, who was arrested in Ludhiana on Friday, was involved in the conspiracy in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique and provided logistical assistance to the shooters.
Baba Siddiqui, the NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead by three shooters on October 12 near his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office in Nirmal Nagar, Mumbai.
In the latest development in the Baba Siddique Murder case, accused Amit Hisamsing Kumar has been sent to the custody of Mumbai Crime Branch till November 4 by the court on Thursday.
Mumbai Police said on Tuesday that the shooters involved in the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique engaged in at least five practice sessions before executing the attack.
According to the Mumbai police, constable Shyam Sonawane, deployed for Baba Siddiqui's security, "did not take any action" on his part against the accused who fired at Siddiqui at that time.