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.
Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar on Saturday demanded an apology from Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole for making an anti-reservation stance and said that Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Constitution has given the reservation to the people, not the Congress.
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 Crime Branch on Wednesday revealed that the shooters involved in the NCP leader Baba Siddiqui murder case were in contact with Lawrence Bishnoi's brother Anmol Bishnoi before the murder.
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.