Team News Riveting
Mumbai, October 13
The Mumbai police have spotted the fourth man involved in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique who came in contact of Bishnoi gang in Patiala jail.
The 66-year-old former Maharashtra Minister was waylaid by three persons at Kher Nagar in Mumbai’s Bandra area just outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique’s office and shot at on Saturday night. He was rushed to the Lilavati Hospital where he was declared dead.
Baba Siddiqui was killed by three shooters. Among them, Gurmel Singh is a resident of village Narad in Kaithal district in Haryana. The other two are residents of Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. Gurmel and the second shooter, who claims to be a minor, have been arrested. The third shooter, Shiv Kumar, is still at large.
During preliminary investigation, the police have spotted the fourth man involved in the murder, who hails from Punjab’s Jalandhar. Around two years ago, the man — Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar — was arrested by the local police in 2022 in a case of organized crime, murder and robbery.
He was placed in Patiala jail, where he came in contact with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and received instructions to murder Siddique. When he was released, he went to Mumbai.
The police said Akhtar, a resident of village Shakar of Nakodar in Jalandhar, was the handler of Baba Siddique’s shooters and giving them directions from outside. When Siddiqui was shot, Akhtar was giving information to the shooters about his location. He also provided them with logistical support, including renting a room.
Police sources said after being released from jail on June 7, Akhtar had reached Kaithal to meet Gurmel. The shooters then left for Mumbai, and set up a base there. After the shooting, Akhtar fled. Sources said he is still hiding out in Mumbai. Multiple teams have been formed to locate him.
