Mumbai:
Two suspects arrested in reference to the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique claimed to belong to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, sources stated.
Nonetheless, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has but to take accountability for the homicide. Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi is presently lodged in Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat.
Baba Siddique, 66, a distinguished politician from Ajit Pawar’s faction of the Nationalist Congress Occasion and a former three-term MP from Bandra East, was in Bandra was shot lifeless.
The taking pictures, which coincided with Dussehra celebrations, was carried out by three males, two of whom have been arrested whereas the opposite continues to be at massive. The 2 accused arrested are Karnail Singh, a resident of Haryana, and Dharamraj Kashyap, a resident of Uttar Pradesh.
Throughout interrogation by the Mumbai Police Crime Department, the 2 males additionally claimed that they’d been scouting the realm for practically a month, police sources added.
The three accused arrived on the taking pictures scene in Bandra East in an auto-rickshaw. That they had been there for a while, awaiting Mr. Siddique’s arrival. Police suspect one other one that offered info to the defendant was concerned.
Police are investigating the case from two angles, one involving the Bishnoi gang and the opposite a slum rehabilitation case.
The involvement of the Bishnoi gang was suspected on account of Siddique’s shut relationship with Bollywood star Salman Khan, who had been threatened by Lawrence Bishnoi. Nonetheless, in keeping with police, Mr. Siddiq had not reported any threats from the Bishnoi gang prior to now.
However sources near Mr Siddique stated he had obtained loss of life threats 15 days in the past, which was why he was positioned beneath “Y” safety.
Lawrence Bishnoi’s shut aide Rohit Godala had earlier claimed that Salman Khan’s buddies are our enemies.
The central company is in contact with the Mumbai Police and is verifying the claims of the 2 accused. Particular groups of the Gujarat police and Delhi police are additionally investigating the case.
