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.
As the preparations for the upcoming elections to 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra have intensified and the model code of conduct is in force, Mumbai Police have recovered Rs 30 lakh cash from a car and two people were taken into custody on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
Mumbai police interrogated producer Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor, who were booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly showing inappropriate scenes involving minor girls in an episode of the ALT Balaji's web series 'Gandi Baat'.