Two more individuals accused in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique were remanded to police custody until November 21 by Mumbai’s Killa Court (Esplanade Court) on Sunday. The accused, Salman Vohra and Akashdeep Singh, are alleged to have played significant roles in the crime, with Vohra being accused of financing the murder and Singh being linked to correspondence regarding the crime.
Advocate Shila Gupta, representing Salman Vohra, told ANI, “He has been accused of financing the murder, he was brought here after being arrested in Uttar Pradesh.” Meanwhile, Advocate Shaikah Faizan, representing Akashdeep Singh, stated, “He (Akashdeep Singh) was brought in from the Punjab border, the alleged role of both the accused is different. Along with Pappu Singh they allegedly communicated with each other through a device and pass on messages to each other. The other accused has been alleged to be supporting others financially. I cannot give more information as today itself they have been produced before the court. Today was their first remand.”
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Earlier, on November 12, the Killa Court sent Shiva Kumar, the main accused and shooter in the Baba Siddique murder case, along with four other accused, to police custody till November 19. Shiva Kumar and the four others were arrested on November 10 by a joint team of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) and the Mumbai Crime Branch from Nanpara in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh.
NCP leader Baba Siddique was fatally shot on October 12 near his son MLA Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Mumbai’s Nirmal Nagar by three assailants. The Lawrence Bishnoi-led gang, operating from jail, has claimed responsibility for the murder.
A senior officer from the Mumbai Crime Branch revealed that the gang’s activities extended beyond this case. Following Siddique’s murder, a prominent leader from Pune was reportedly targeted by the Bishnoi gang. Additionally, on November 16, it was reported that Shubham Lonkar, a wanted accused and mastermind in Siddique’s murder, had allegedly plotted to kill Aftab Poonawala, the accused in the Shraddha Walker murder case, in Delhi’s Saket Court in 2022.
Sources suggest Lonkar, allegedly associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, planned the attack for a month. Aftab Poonawala is currently detained in Tihar Jail No. 4 in Delhi.
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