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.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan has reportedly received another death threat, demanding a ransom of Rs 2 crore from the actor, officials said on Wednesday.
"The void will definitely remain. Never in my wildest dreams, I thought of something like this. He has taught me to fight for the underprivileged," Zeeshan Siddiqui said.
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.
Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of former MLA and NCP leader Baba Siddique, joined the NCP on Friday in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, ahead of the upcoming elections.
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.
According to the Mumbai Police, it registered a case against an unknown person and started an investigation after Mumbai Traffic Police received a threatening message.
The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested another accused in connection with the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique. The accused has been identified as Amit Hisamsing Kumar, aged 29, a resident of Kaithal district in Haryana.
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.
Days after Bollywood actor Salman Khan received threat message last week, demanding Rs 5 crore to settle the long-standing feud with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the Mumbai police received an apology from the same sender stating that the message was "sent by mistake."