Former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead on October 12 outside his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office. Mumbai Police had arrested two of the three shooters from the incident on Sunday, October 11 and now, the third accused has also been arrested by the team. The third accused identified as 28-year-old Pravin Lonkar, was arrested from Pune.
Third Shooter Of Baba Siddique Arrested
Parvin Lonkar is believed to be one of the key conspirators in the shooting who introduced Dharmaraj Kashyap and Shivkumar Gautam, in the plot. Further investigation is undergoing. So far, two of the three shooters who killed the Maharashtra politician have been apprehended and brought before a court. Today, A holiday court remanded the defendants, Gurmail Singh and Dharamraj Kashyap, in police custody until October 21. Another shooter has fled.
Meanwhile, Mumbai police have travelled to Madhya Pradesh in pursuit of a person accused of murdering lawmaker and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, according to a PTI official. Singh and KashLawryap were supposed to shoot the NCP leader as part of their plan. However, the plan was revised at the last minute due to the large crowds and police presence surrounding Baba Siddique.
According to police sources, the primary offender, Gautam, sprayed red chilli powder on the security officers protecting Baba Siddique to avoid being arrested. They stated that all three gunmen were carrying red chilli powder. During police questioning, Singh and Kashyap denied knowing who ordered the death of Baba Siddique. However, they showed that Shivkumar Gautam had received orders to carry out the attack.
Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and close aide to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, was shot dead by three men outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddiqui’s office in Bandra, Mumbai, on Saturday.