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Siddique has sustained multiple serious injuries and has been admitted to the Lilavati hospital.​

Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique, 66, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Mumbai’s Bandra East on Saturday evening, news agency ANI quoted the Lilavati Hospital as saying.

Siddique had sustained multiple serious injuries and was admitted to the Lilavati hospital. The local police and crime branch officers have launched a hunt for the shooters, who escaped from the scene.

The former Maharashtra minister and three-time Bandra West MLA had quit Congress in February this year, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, and joined the NCP led by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. His son Zeeshan is the Bandra East MLA.

Siddique is also known for his annual iftar parties, which are attended by leading Bollywood stars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Sanjay Dutt.


 
This guy is a Bigshot and an influential Minister in the area where many Bollywood Celebs live. His iftar parties are attended by Bollywood Biggies hence get a lot of limelight. I am shocked.

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I hope he survives and Mumbai is not back to the days of Underworld Gang Wars and Shootings.
 
liam26 said:
This guy is a Bigshot and an influential Minister in the area where many Bollywood Celebs live. His iftar parties are attended by Bollywood Biggies hence get a lot of limelight. I am shocked.

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I hope he survives and Mumbai is not back to the days of Underworld Gang Wars and Shootings.
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He died.
 
RIP and Om Shanti. From the looks of it, he seems to be a nice and pretty friendly guy.
 
Who Was Baba Siddique? All You Need To Know About NCP Leader Shot Dead In Mumbai

Former Maharashtra Minister and Ajit Pawar-led NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai on Saturday evening.

As per the preliminary information, three to four people fired two-three rounds of gunshots at the NCP leader outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddiqui’s office near Colgate ground in Nirmal Nagar, Bandra (East). He was immediately taken to Lilavati Hospital, where he died shortly after arrival.

“Two to three rounds were fired. Further probe is underway as teams have rushed to the area,” news agency PTI reported citing an official.

Siddique had received a death threat just 15 days ago and was provided ‘Y’ category security.

Who Was Baba Siddique?

Baba Siddique, originally from Bihar, joined the grand-old party as a teenager. His political career began as a teenager when he joined the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), which is the student wing of the Indian National Congress.

Shortly after, he was elected as the Municipal Corporator in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation. He served as an MLA from Vandre West Vidhan Sabha Constituency for three consecutive terms in 1999, 2004 and 2009, and had also served as a Minister of State for Food & Civil Supplies, Labour and FDA.

He pulled a big switcheroo in February this year when he resigned from the primary membership of the Congress and joined the Nationalist Congress Party led by Ajit Pawar.

Reflecting on his departure, Siddique remarked, “My condition in the Congress was like how curry leaves are used to enhance the taste of food. I was treated like that in the Congress Party.”

Siddique’s son, Zeeshan, served as a Congress MLA representing Mumbai’s Bandra (East) assembly constituency, however, he was expelled from the party in August for alleged anti-party activities.

Siddique, also known as Bandra Boy, was known for his grand Iftar parties which were attended by top Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan.

Siddique was also credited for ending the high-profile rift between Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. As per the reports, both the superstars were involved in a heated argument in 2008. After the incident, the duo avoided running into each other at big events. However, In 2013, the feud came to an end at Siddique’s Iftar Party which was attended by prominent personalities in the industry. Both the Khans came under the same roof after a long time and hugged each other and ended their half-a-decade-long beef.

Despite his limited connection to the film industry, his ability to bring two of its biggest stars together after such a bitter feud cemented his place in the entertainment world.

SOURCE: https://www.news18.com/politics/who...in-mumbai-ajit-pawar-latest-news-9084187.html
 
Mockingbird said:
Kaafi do numbri tha. He & his son were big wannabes, but had mafia connections. His reputation was well known.
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I've been out of Mumbai for a couple of decades now but back then, he was known as a low level gangster and powerbroker who used to hang around the fringes of the film industry.

Surprised he was shot now. Had become increasingly irrelevant over the last decade as the film industry corporatised and the Congress shrank in relevance in Mumbai.
 
Lawrence Bishnoi's name is surfacing once again. Is he the 'damaad' of the BJP? Has he become more powerful than the Prime Minister of India now? :inti
 
Surprised at this turn of events. Mysterious assassinations have plagued Pakistan for years. In a country where organising traffic has proven too confusing for local administration, shooting dead political figures was the one thing which always seemed well co-ordinated. I wonder if this will also remain unsolved depending on who the victim is?
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Surprised at this turn of events. Mysterious assassinations have plagued Pakistan for years. In a country where organising traffic has proven too confusing for local administration, shooting dead political figures was the one thing which always seemed well co-ordinated. I wonder if this will also remain unsolved depending on who the victim is?
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Plz pray tell what this person's ideology has been without googling. 🙏
 

Baba Siddique murder accused's families claim no contact, one was out on bail​


Gurmail Baljit Singh, the 23-year-old accused arrested in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, was out on bail in another murder case for which he had served time in jail, according to his family in Haryana's Kaithal. The family stated that they had no contact with him for a long time.

Relatives of Gurmail's co-accused, 19-year-old Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich, also claimed that they were unaware of his whereabouts and had been out of touch with him.

Gurmail's grandmother, Phuli Devi, who lives with the accused's younger brother, told India Today that he was in jail for a murder case in 2019. Three months ago, he was released on bail and has not contacted the family since then.

"When he came home, he stayed for just a few minutes. I had gone out for some work, and by the time I returned, Gurmail had left," she said, adding that "he had not maintained contact with the family and did not come home for any festival or family function".

Gurmail was the only son of his father. After his father's death, he and his mother lived with his uncle's family. The grandmother recalled that Gurmail had been fighting since childhood, which led to his eviction from their home 11 years ago.

Meanwhile, Rajesh Kashyap's mother said that he had gone to Pune for work in a scrapyard and had no contact with him.

She said, "He went to Pune to work in a scrapyard. That's all I knew. I was not aware of what he was doing in Mumbai... He came home for Holi, but after that, he did not return. He wasn't even talking to me on the phone, so I cannot say anything about the incident. He is around 18-19 years old".

The mother of the third accused, Shiv Kumar, who is at large, also said that he used to work in Pune. "He used to work in Pune, he had not come home after Holi. I got information in the morning. I have not talked with him in the last 8-9 days. I don't have information about where he is right now," the mother said.

Former Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead near his office in Mumbai's Bandra on Saturday night. Gurmail and Kashyap told the Mumbai police that they belonged to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. A member of the same gang, in a social media post, claimed that the Bishnoi gang was behind the murder and hinted that the leader's links with Bollywood actor Salman Khan were a reason behind it. A third shooter, Shiv Kumar, who is also from UP, is still at large, and a manhunt has been launched.

www.indiatoday.in

Baba Siddique murder accused’s families claim no contact, one was out on bail

Two accused--Gurmail Baljit Singh and Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap--have been arrested for the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, while the third one--Shiv Kumar--is on the run.
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Bishnoi gang has becoming a menace just like Laalu he has become bigger since being jail.
 
Red-Indian said:
I've been out of Mumbai for a couple of decades now but back then, he was known as a low level gangster and powerbroker who used to hang around the fringes of the film industry.

Surprised he was shot now. Had become increasingly irrelevant over the last decade as the film industry corporatised and the Congress shrank in relevance in Mumbai.
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Exactly, why take out someone that is easy.. he was a gangster but has been irrelevant
 
I thought gangs are a thing of past in Mumbai. Looks like they are still going strong there.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
I didn't mention anything about his identity either. Do you think it's important?
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I guess some politicians deserve to be shot and some don't.

As a Pakistani you won't be able to understand which one's deserve it India.

My interpretation of his questions.
 
JaDed said:
Exactly, why take out someone that is easy.. he was a gangster but has been irrelevant
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Some recent deal gone wrong is my guess. A couple of newspapers are reporting he went to the cops for more security a few days back.
 
Champ_Pal said:
I thought gangs are a thing of past in Mumbai. Looks like they are still going strong there.
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Nah...gangs in Mumbai are like the background noise of the city. They're not as visible as they were when I was growing up there - supremely powerful in protection rackets, land grabbing/construction and Bollywood but they're still omnipresent. They've just shifted to gambling and drugs as real estate and Bollywood went professional.

One thing is that like in many big cities, you don't run across them unless you go looking. When I was in my teens, they were a lot more brazen and visible. Everyone knew who the controlled the local area and extracted hafta.
 
Champ_Pal said:
I thought gangs are a thing of past in Mumbai. Looks like they are still going strong there.
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Gangs are a thing of the past in Mumbai?

Gangs are not a thing of the past even in many first world countries, so it’s unrealistic to expect them to disappear entirely in a city like Mumbai, regardless of its billion dollar mansions.

Indians do live in a bubble.
 
HalBass9 said:
Gangs are a thing of the past in Mumbai?

Gangs are not a thing of the past even in many first world countries, so it’s unrealistic to expect them to disappear entirely in a city like Mumbai, regardless of its billion dollar mansions.

Indians do live in a bubble.
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I have never been to Mumbai and we only used to hear about Dawood Ibrahim, Chota Rajan and Chota Shakeel back in 90's.

While gangs exist in every major city around the world, I am surprised that they still wield so much power in this day and age.
 
Champ_Pal said:
I have never been to Mumbai and we only used to hear about Dawood Ibrahim, Chota Rajan and Chota Shakeel back in 90's.

While gangs exist in every major city around the world, I am surprised that they still wield so much power in this day and age.
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Surprised, are you? I’m honestly more surprised that you’re surprised gangs still hold influence in a developing country. But then again, I suppose the Indian media’s rosy portrayal can be quite convincing.
 
"Those Who Help Salman Khan...": Lawrence Bishnoi Gang's Warning After Baba Siddique Killing

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has not only claimed responsibility for the murder of Baba Siddique but also threatened that anyone who helps actor Salman Khan, near whose house it has already fired warning shots, will be in its crosshairs.

Soon after Mr Siddique, a three-time MLA and former Maharashtra minister, was killed near the office of his son, MLA Zeeshan Siddique, in Bandra East on Saturday night, speculation began swirling of a Bishnoi gang link to the daring crime. This was confirmed on Sunday after a post on Facebook by one Shibu Lonkar, believed to be Bishnoi gang associate Shubham Rameshwar Lonkar, claiming responsibility.

In the post, Lonkar claimed that Siddique had been killed because he was linked to India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, was close to Salman Khan and because of the death of Anuj Thapan, one of the arrested suspects in the shooting outside Mr Khan's house, in police custody.

Thapan was found dead on May 1 inside the Mumbai Crime Branch lock-up. The police had said he died by suicide but his family had claimed he was tortured in custody.

"We do not have any enmity with anyone but whoever helps Salman Khan and the Dawood gang, keep your accounts in order ('hisab-kitaab kar lena')," Lonkar wrote in Hindi in the Facebook post. Police said they are verifying the authenticity of the post.

Siddique was known for hosting lavish parties and a five-year-long cold war between Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan was resolved at his 'iftar' party in 2013.

Police sources said at least two celebrities have been attacked by the Bishnoi gang for their perceived closeness to Salman Khan since last year. Mr Khan visited the hospital where Siddique was admitted after he was shot on Saturday and also went to his residence on Sunday.

In November 2023, shots were fired at the house of Punjabi singer Gippy Grewal in Canada's Vancouver and the Bishnoi gang had said it had done so because Mr Grewal had praised Mr Khan and treated him "like a brother".

Mr Grewal had said he had only met the actor twice.

In September this year, shots were fired near the house of another Punjabi singer, AP Dhillon, in Vancouver. Rohit Godara, a notorious member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, had said the shooting was the handiwork of the outfit. The firing occurred after Mr Dhillon released a video of his song 'Old Money', which featured Salman Khan.

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HalBass9 said:
Gangs are a thing of the past in Mumbai?

Gangs are not a thing of the past even in many first world countries, so it’s unrealistic to expect them to disappear entirely in a city like Mumbai, regardless of its billion dollar mansions.

Indians do live in a bubble.
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They were bigger than corporations before, even the Tata’s were at their mercy.
Things changed Corporations are bigger than gangsters in Mumbai now but this particular Gangster organisation is not based in Mumbai(the one involved in the killing).
 
HalBass9 said:
Surprised, are you? I’m honestly more surprised that you’re surprised gangs still hold influence in a developing country. But then again, I suppose the Indian media’s rosy portrayal can be quite convincing.
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Have to agree with you. Indian cities and India have no future. All these rosy portrayals are to keep Hindutva supporters happy. :rolleyes: (y)
 
The deobandis other than ashraf thanvi etc have always seen themselves as part of hindustan and its only really the bohras who have 'fought back' since partition including the Mumbai killings.

Seems like the gangster industry is another that has been nationalised and institutionalised.
 
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ghalib kichlu said:
The deobandis other than ashraf thanvi etc have always seen themselves as part of hindustan and its only really the bohras who have 'fought back' since partition including the Mumbai killings
Seems like the gangster industry is another that has been nationalised and institutionalised
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Bohras in India have always been Nationalistic, they cannot be institutionalised because they see themselves better off than all other institutions considering the wealth and education they have accumulated.

They have been the only Muslim community openly pro-Modi.
 
sweep_shot said:
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun.

Will BJP posters here condemn it or will they make excuses?
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This has nothing to do with BJP...I know your record stops there. However, every sensible person should and will condemn it.

Baba Siddique is killed by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi who has connections with Khalistani gangs in Canada. The same gang killed Siddhu Moosewala and also vowed to kill Salman Khan. Though Lawrence himself in in jail, his crime company is rampant now all over Bollywood. It is very similar to how D-company and Dawood Ibrahim was back in the 90s where most Bollywood producers had to pay them tax before releasing a movie. Those who denied, like Gulshan Kumar, was shot dead or had close calls like Rakesh Roshan. Atleast Lawrence is in Tihar Jail facing life sentence where as Dawood is still protected by ISI as guest of honor.
 
Major said:
LAWRANCE BISHNOI is like dawood ibrahim. Indian govt commmits crimes, and than blame these ghosts that dont even exist.
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Dawood Ibrahim doesn’t exist? Does Javed Miandad doesn’t exist either?
 
Major said:
exist as in committing crimes to the nature that india loves exaggerating.
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What India exaggerates? Let me give you an example: Haji Mastaan was a gangster big one, India never exaggerated his role because he didn’t indulge in terrorism , Dawood did.
 
Baba Siddique left congress to join NCP-Ajit Pawar. They are allies of the BJP.

And here people who have no idea are blaming BJP.
 
JaDed said:
What India exaggerates? Let me give you an example: Haji Mastaan was a gangster big one, India never exaggerated his role because he didn’t indulge in terrorism , Dawood did.
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All exaggerations. Haji mastan, the same guy who has been portrayed in bollywood.

The indian govt carries out illegal crimes and that use these fictional characters as the people behind, thus eliminating suspicion.

Like if you are gonna believe that some guy called Bishnoi is killing evryone in india, than i rest my case
 
When i met Lawrence long ago, i had no idea what he would become. Thankfully i didn’t become part of the gang culture in Panjab University. Things were always pretty bad.
 
Bhaijaan said:
When i met Lawrence long ago, i had no idea what he would become. Thankfully i didn’t become part of the gang culture in Panjab University. Things were always pretty bad.
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How was he when you met him? Did he gave you any impression that one day he will become a gangster?
 
Rajdeep said:
How was he when you met him? Did he gave you any impression that one day he will become a gangster?
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I have had interactions with the majority of the student leaders in PU from the 2010s era and a lot of singers, writers some of whom have become superstars now. Students politics in Punjab was never about students rights but about gaining political influence, creating gangs, milking that political funding from major political parties to have parties and all. They used to ask me to join them but i saw their reality soon enough. So many of the guys died so soon. So many guys never returned home and became gangsters or jobless wannabes.
 
Why the killers not arrested yet, and isn't the same gang that was behind Sidhu's murder?
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Why the killers not arrested yet, and isn't the same gang that was behind Sidhu's murder?
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Lawrence Bishnoi is admired by some extreme groups and andhbhakhts in India, who wrongly believe he is like Bhagat Singh and will get rid of the country's enemies. They don’t even know he is in jail for a cross-border drug smuggling case. He is trying to fix his image by going after Salman Khan. :inti
 
What an idiot
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Lawrence Bishnoi is admired by some extreme groups and andhbhakhts in India, who wrongly believe he is like Bhagat Singh and will get rid of the country's enemies. They don’t even know he is in jail for a cross-border drug smuggling case. He is trying to fix his image by going after Salman Khan.
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Baba Siddique Murder: Wine Shop Owner From Haryana Link Between Mastermind, Shooter?

The 11th accused arrested by Mumbai Police is suspected to have helped with logistical and financial support to alleged mastermind Mohammed Zeeshan Akhtar, who is still on the run

The Mumbai Police claimed to have established a key link between one of the shooters and the alleged mastermind with the arrest of the 11th accused in the Baba Siddique murder case.

Police identified the 11th accused as 29-year-old Amit Hisamsing Kumar, who was nabbed from Haryana by the crime branch on Tuesday evening (October 22). He was brought to Mumbai on Wednesday morning and remanded in police custody till November 4.

According to police, he helped with logistical and financial support to Mohammed Zeeshan Akhtar, who is still on the run and is suspected to have masterminded the NCP politician’s murder. His role in the crime came to the fore during the interrogation of other accused in custody. He was involved in planning the murder and its execution, they said.

Police said this could be a breakthrough in the case as he is an important link between Gurmail Singh – one of the shooters in custody – and Akhtar, who in turn is the common link between the shooters and murder conspirators.


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The 11th accused arrested by Mumbai Police is suspected to have helped with logistical and financial support to alleged mastermind Mohammed Zeeshan Akhtar, who is still on the run
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Could this be related to this same issue?



The high-profile murder of a Punjabi rapper, repeated death threats against a Bollywood star and the killing of a Mumbai-based politician earlier this month — all are alleged to be the work of one of India's most feared gangsters, Lawrence Bishnoi.

The latest addition to that list is the RCMP's claim that the Bishnoi gang is targeting members of the pro-Khalistan movement on Canadian soil, allegedly at the behest of the Indian government.

The RCMP's assistant commissioner Brigitte Gauvin name-dropped the Bishnoi group last Monday during a stunning news conference in which the Mounties outlined allegations that top Indian diplomats were engaged in criminal activity in Canada. Gauvin specified that investigators believe the gang is "connected to agents of the government of India."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also made the explicit connection during his testimony at a commission investigating foreign interference last week.

He stated that diplomats collected information on Canadians who were "in disagreement" with the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then passed that information to "the highest levels" of the Indian government before it was directed to "criminal organizations like the Lawrence Bishnoi gang," ending in "violence against Canadians on the ground."
 

Man who shot Baba Siddique arrested, admits to being part of Lawrence Bishnoi gang​


Shiv Kumar, the man who shot NCP leader Baba Siddique, was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich on Sunday. He had been on the run since the killing of Baba Siddique and was trying to flee to Nepal, when he was caught in a joint operation of the UP Special Task Force (STF) and the Mumbai Crime Branch.

He had used a 9.9 mm pistol to kill Baba Siddique and fired a total of six rounds at the former Maharashtra minister on October 12 outside his son MLA Zeeshan Siddique's office building in Bandra East. A total of three shooters were involved in Baba Siddique's killing, all of whom have now been arrested.

Apart from Shiv Kumar, four others have been arrested for giving shelter to Shiv Kumar and helping him escape to Nepal.

During the investigation, Shiv Kumar admitted to being associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. One of the members of the gang had claimed responsibility for Baba Siddique's murder a day after he was shot dead.

Shiv Kumar revealed that the murder was carried out on the instructions of Lawrence Bishnoi's brother, Anmol Bishnoi. Shiv Kumar also stated that his contact with Anmol Bishnoi was facilitated multiple times by Shubham Lonkar, who is believed to be a close aide of Lawrence Bishnoi.

The Mumbai Police had earlier said that Anmol Bishnoi was in touch with Baba Siddique's shooters before he was shot. The police also said that Anmol Bishnoi used the social media application Snapchat to communicate with the accused.

He had also shared the image of Baba Siddique's son, Zeeshan Siddique, with the shooters, the police had said. Also known as 'Bhanu', Anmol Bishnoi fled India on a fake passport, was spotted in Kenya last year and in Canada this year.

He is wanted in connection with the firing incident at actor Salman Khan’s residence and the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in 2022.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has added Anmol Bishnoi’s name to its most-wanted list and announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for any information leading to his arrest.

With Shiv Kumar's arrest, 23 people have been arrested in Baba Siddique's murder case so far.

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Man who shot Baba Siddique arrested, admits to being part of Lawrence Bishnoi gang

Shiv Kumar revealed that the murder was carried out on the instructions of Lawrence Bishnoi's brother, Anmol Bishnoi. Shiv Kumar also stated that his contact with Anmol Bishnoi was facilitated multiple times by Shubham Lonkar, who is believed to be a close aide of Lawrence Bishnoi.
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‘Baba Siddique murder conspiracy planned over social media’: What arrested ‘main shooter’ told police​


The accused in the Baba Siddique murder case used Instagram to communicate and coordinate before and after the NCP leader was shot dead in Mumbai last month, sources in the Uttar Pradesh Police told ThePrint after questioning the third shooter, identified as Shiv Kumar Gautam, who was arrested Sunday in a joint operation of the Mumbai crime branch and the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF).

Besides Gautam, who, according to the police, was planning to escape to Nepal, four residents of UP’s Kaiserganj have been arrested for assisting him with shelter in Bahraich, where he stayed upon absconding after the murder, and trying to help him in his attempt to flee to Nepal.

The STF said that Gautam, along with the four—identified as Anurag Kashyap, Gyan Prakash ‘Omu’, Akash Srivastava and Akhilendra Pratap Singh—was arrested from a location near the Hara Basahri river in Nanpara in Bahraich. Anurag is the brother of another one of Siddique’s assailants, Dharmraj Kashyap, who was arrested soon after the murder.

The Mumbai Police had sought assistance from the UP STF in arresting Gautam and the others via a letter dated October 23.

Notably, the four accomplices had been booked for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old girl in Kaiserganj in July this year. Three of them, except Akhilendra, were arrested in that case. While Anurag, Gyan Prakash and Akash were released on bail after two weeks, Akhilendra, who had absconded, had obtained a stay on the arrest from the Allahabad High Court.

‘Was promised Rs 10 lakh for murder’

In a statement issued in connection with Sunday’s arrest, the UP STF said that Gautam and Dharmraj hail from the same village in Bahraich. Gautam was a scrap worker in Pune.

“His shop was next to the shop of his handler, Shubham Lonkar. For about one-two months before the murder, they had been staying in Mumbai’s Kurla area in a rented accommodation and then travelled to Pune after committing the crime,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Pramesh Kumar Shukla told ThePrint.

According to STF’s statement, Lonkar, a member of Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang, facilitated a conversation between Gautam and the jailed gangster’s brother, Anmol Bishnoi, via the Snapchat application.

UP Additional Director General of Police (law and order, and STF) Amitabh Yash told ThePrint, “We have interrogated him, along with Mumbai Police. He has said that Lonkar made him speak to Anmol Bishnoi over Snapchat, but his statements need to be verified. He also travelled to UP via train,” he said.

“In connection with Baba Siddique’s murder, Gautam said that he was promised Rs 10 lakh after the murder, and was also assured of some monthly help over and above that. He said that the mobile SIM and cartridges were provided to them by Shubham Lonkar and Mohammed Yaseen Akhtar. New mobile phones and SIM cards were provided to the shooters to communicate with each other after the murder,” the statement said, detailing what Gautam told the STF upon interrogation.

Source: The Print
 
Bishnoi gang targeted Baba Siddique for being close to Salman Khan, says Mumbai police’s chargesheet​

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang had Salman Khan in its crosshairs but instead targeted his close associate, NCP leader Baba Siddique, owing to the heightened security around the actor following the shooting outside his Mumbai residence last year.

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch outlined this shift in target in an 4,590-page chargesheet filed before a special court on Monday.

The gang, led by the younger brother of imprisoned gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Anmol, has targeted Salman over his involvement in the 1998 killing of a black buck, which is revered by the Bishnoi community.

Ruling out any property dispute, the chargesheet lists a number of reasons for the hit — the gang trying to establish its hold on the city; Siddique’s proximity to Salman Khan; alleged links to Dawood Ibrahim; and the custodial death of Anuj Thapan, who was arrested over the firing outside Salman’s Bandra residence.

These reasons were first mentioned in a Facebook post put up by a Pune-based man, Shubham Lonkar, who has been named as a wanted accused in the Siddique murder case.

A police officer told The Indian Express: “In the shooting that took place outside the actor’s residence on April 14, the gang wanted the shooters to empty their cartridges, firing over 50 rounds outside his residence, remove their helmets, and ride off slowly for effect. The shooters, however, managed to fire only five rounds and were soon arrested. The Bishnoi gang saw this as a failed attempt and decided to kill the actor to prove their credentials. They, however, soon realised that his security had been upgraded and it would be difficult to attack him. The next option was to go after someone close to him and hence they decided to gun down Baba Siddique as he had been photographed with the actor on several occasions.”

Another officer said that police filed a 4,590-page chargesheet in the Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court. The chargesheet named three people — Lonkar, Yasin Siddique and Anmol Bishnoi — as wanted in the case. US immigration authorities detained Anmol Bishnoi on the charge of using a forged passport, and he is currently in their custody. Yasin Siddique and Lonkar are on the run.

Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister, was gunned down on October 12 in Bandra East outside the office of his son, Zeeshan Akhtar. While two men were arrested from the spot, the main shooter fled from the scene and was arrested later by the Crime Branch. Police made 26 arrests in the case.

The Crime Branch found no evidence of claims that Siddique was murdered because of a dispute over Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) projects in the city.

A police officer said: “The investigation revealed that the shooting was orchestrated by Anmol Singh Bishnoi, a key member of an organised crime gang. The accused are believed to have conspired to establish the dominance of their criminal operations, using violence and terror to further their goals.”
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