Mumbai Crime Branch has achieved a major success in the murder case of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui. Crime Branch has identified the fourth accused Zeeshan Akhtar. Baba Siddiqui’s murder was carried out by three shooters, one of whom Gurmel Singh is a resident of Narad village in Kaithal district of Haryana. Two shooters are from Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. Gurmel and Dharamraj have already been arrested, while the third shooter Shivkumar is still absconding.
Police searching for Zeeshan Akhtar
Crime Branch investigation revealed that the fourth accused Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar is a resident of Shakar village of Nakodar in Jalandhar district of Punjab. Mumbai Crime Branch team has started searching for Shiva and Zeeshan Akhtar.
Zeeshan was giving instructions to the shooters
It is being told that Zeeshan Akhtar was giving instructions to the three shooters from outside. Zeeshan had given the information about Baba Siddiqui’s office to the shooters. Along with this, Mohammad Zeeshan had helped in many things including arranging rented rooms for the shooters.
Met Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang in Patiala jail
Police sources said that about two years ago Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar was arrested by the local police and he met members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in Patiala jail. After being released, he went to Mumbai.
Got the contract to kill from here
Zeeshan Akhtar was a resident of village Shakar in Nakodar, Jalandhar. He was arrested in 2022 in a case of organized crime, murder and robbery and kept in Patiala jail. Where he came in contact with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. It was from here that he got the order to kill Baba Siddiqui.
Several teams formed to catch Zeeshan
Police sources said that after being released from jail on June 7, Zeeshan Akhtar had reached Kaithal to meet Gurmel. After this the shooters went to Mumbai and made their hideout there. Zeeshan Akhtar fled after firing on Baba Siddiqui. According to sources, he is still hiding in Mumbai. Several teams have been formed to find him.
Mumbai Crime Branch has made another arrest in the Baba Siddiqui murder case. Praveen Lonkar has been arrested by Mumbai Police. Praveen Lonkar is the brother of Subu Lonkar. Subu Lonkar had taken responsibility for the Baba Siddiqui murder by posting on Facebook. Mumbai Crime Branch has also made Subu Lonkar an accused in the Baba Siddiqui murder case. He is currently absconding. Praveen Lonkar’s shop is next to the scrap shop in Pune where Dharmaraj Kashyap and Shiv Gautam used to work.
Praveen Lonkar and his brother Subu Lonkar together hired Shiv Prasad Gautam and Dharmaraj Kashyap for this murder. Subu Lonkar had posted on social media today that the Bishoni gang had taken responsibility for the murder of Baba Siddiqui. He is currently absconding and the police is searching for him.
Search for accused Shiv continues
Earlier in this case, two accused Gurmel of Haryana and Dharmaraj of UP have been arrested. Search is on for another accused Shiv from UP. Mumbai court has sent Gurmel to 7 days police remand. Dharamraj has said that he is a minor, investigation is going on.
When was Baba Siddiqui attacked?
The other person who got injured in the firing along with Baba Siddiqui is named Raj Nirmal. Baba Siddiqui had gone to a Garba program near the office of MLA son Zeeshan. After leaving that program, he went to Zeeshan’s office around 9:00 pm. Zeeshan was not in the office. He had already left, so Baba Siddiqui stopped outside the office for a while and went towards his car, where he was fired upon.
Baba Siddiqui murder case accused Dharmaraj Kashyap turned out to be an adult, was misleading the court
Mumbai Police, which is investigating the murder case of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddiqui, has done an ossification test of accused Dharmaraj Kashyap. It proved that he is not a minor. Mumbai Police officer gave this information on Monday.
Dharmaraj Kashyap is a resident of Bahraich, UP
Baba Siddiqui was shot dead by three attackers in Bandra on Saturday. Mumbai Police arrested 23-year-old Gurmel Singh of Kaithal district of Haryana and Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap (19) of Uttar Pradesh. One of his associates present at the spot during the shootout fled from the spot.
The accused claimed in court that he is a minor
The police officer said that the accused were produced in the court by the Crime Branch team. Where Dharmaraj Kashyap’s lawyer claimed that he is a minor. The police officer said that the court had ordered an ossification test of the accused Dharmaraj Kashyap on Sunday.
Found adult after investigation
After the test, it was proved that the accused Dharmaraj is not a minor. He is the brother of Shubham Lonkar involved in the Nirmal Nagar firing case. Police said that both the brothers had conspired to kill Baba Siddiqui. Dharmaraj Kashyap and Shivkumar Gautam were involved in this conspiracy. Mumbai Police and Crime Branch team are investigating the whole matter.
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Mumbai Police has so far arrested three accused in the murder case of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddiqui, while three accused are still absconding. On Saturday, NCP Ajit faction leader Baba Siddiqui was shot dead outside his office. The police have identified the three absconding accused in this murder case. The two arrested attackers have been identified as 19-year-old Dharamraj Rajesh Kashyap and 23-year-old Gurmel Baljit Singh, who were caught on the spot and later arrested.
The police have also arrested another man named Praveen Lonkar, 28. Praveen Lonkar’s brother Shubham had posted a social media post taking responsibility for the murder on behalf of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Dharamraj Rajesh Kashyap and Shiv Kumar are both natives of Uttar Pradesh. Gurmel is a native of Haryana, while Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar is a resident of Jalandhar, Punjab. According to preliminary investigations, the third shooter who was present with Kashyap and Singh was Shiv Kumar alias Shiv Gautam, 24, who is absconding. Police have also identified another accused, 21-year-old Mohammed Zeeshan Akhtar, who is allegedly the mastermind of the murder.
Who are the accused in Baba Siddiqui murder case
According to the police, Gurmail has a criminal history, he was arrested in a murder case in 2019 but was later released on bail. His family said that they had abandoned Gurmail 11 years ago. Gurmail’s grandmother said, “His parents have died. He is nothing to us now.” She said Gurmail came out of jail on bail three months ago but did not live at home.
According to a news on India Today website, Shiv Kumar and Dharamraj, residents of Uttar Pradesh, had no criminal history. According to Shiv Kumar’s mother, he had gone to Pune to work at a scrap shop and last came to the village during Holi. According to Kaiserganj Circle Officer Anil Kumar Singh, Shiv Kumar had gone to Maharashtra to work as a labourer a few years ago and had invited Dharamraj to join him. Jalandhar resident Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar was lodged in Patiala jail. Seven cases are registered against him.
This is how the murder plan was hatched
On Saturday evening, Dharamraj, Shiv and Gurmel reached outside Baba Siddiqui’s office in Bandra area of Mumbai. At the time Baba Siddiqui was shot, they were bursting crackers near the office. According to Mumbai Police, the accused had brought pepper spray and planned to use it on Baba Siddiqui before shooting him. But, Shiv started firing directly at them. While Baba Siddiqui’s security personnel managed to catch Dharamraj and Gurmil, Shiv managed to escape.
On Sunday, a man named Shubham Lonkar from Pune took responsibility for the murder on behalf of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in a social media post. Shubham, 28, and his brother Praveen allegedly hired Shiv Kumar and Dharamraj Kashyap to kill Baba Siddiqui. Praveen runs a dairy near the scrap shop where Shiv and Dharamraj worked. Police arrested Praveen on Sunday evening and are looking for his brother. However, the police have not yet confirmed the involvement of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in the murder and are investigating the claims.
Zeeshan Akhtar is the mastermind
Dharamraj Rajesh Kashyap and Shiv Kumar, Gurmel and Mohd Zeeshan Akhtar In jail, he came in contact with the henchmen of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who allegedly hired him to kill Baba Siddiqui. Sources said Akhtar came out of jail on June 7 this year, after which he went to meet Gurmel in Kaithal, Haryana. He then arranged a room in Mumbai for Shiv, Dharamraj and Gurmel.
According to sources, Akhtar was also in Mumbai after the murder of Baba Siddiqui and was giving instructions to the three attackers. His last location was found in Mumbai, now the police is searching for him. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has allegedly taken responsibility for the murder of Baba Siddiqui due to his close relationship with Bollywood actor Salman Khan. Salman Khan has previously received several threats from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. He has been accused of killing the black deer, the sacred animal of the Bishnoi community.