Pravin Lonkar, one of the accused in Baba Siddique murder case, was sent to police custody till 21 October. Pravin was arrested from Pune on Sunday and is the brother of accused Shubham Lonkar who put up the Facebook post claiming Lawrence Bishnoi gang was behind the attack.

Lonkar was produced before the Esplanade Court after a medical checkup on Monday (October 14).

Pravin Lonkar was arrested on Sunday (October 13). Meanwhile, a total of 6 accused have been identified in Baba Siddique firing case.

The three accused who opened fire at NCP leader Baba Siddique that resulted in his death have been identified as Gurnail Singh (23) from Haryana, Dharmaraj Kashyap from UP and Shivkumar Gautam from Uttar Pradesh.

While Gurnail Singh was arrested and sent to judicial custody on Sunday (October 13) till October 21, Dharmaraj Kashyap claimed in the court that he is a minor. The court ordered police to carry out an Ossification (age verification) test of accused Dharmaraj and present him in the court later.

The third accused Shivkumar Gautam is on the run and police teams have been formed to nab him. Mohammed Zeeshan Akhtar from Jalandhar has also been identified as an accused in the case.

Baba Siddique Shot Dead

Former Bandra MLA and Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead in Bandra east on Saturday night while he was returning from his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique’s office.

Six rounds were shot at Baba Siddique out of which three bullets hit him. The NCP leader was rushed to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital, however, he had no pulse. Siddique was declared dead two hours later. Baba Siddique was laid to rest with state honours on Sunday (October 13) at the Bada Qabristan in Marine Lines.

Mumbai: A tragic incident has unfolded in Malad, where a middle-aged man was brutally beaten by a mob leading to his death. As per initial reports, the victim was a member of Maharashtra Navnirma Sena (MNS). The man met with an altercation with autorickshaw drivers in Malad East and the verbal spat soon turned into violence.

It can be seen in the video that the man been brutally trashed in front his his family. In a desperate bid to protect him, his mother lay over his body to protect him from the angry mob. His father was to severely injured on his left eye.

The altercation began as a dispute over over-taking between the bike rider and an auto-rickshaw driver, however, it escalated in no time and other autorickshaw drivers too joined the fight. Reportedly, the incident took place on October 12 and the victim was taken to nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

There is not information available at the time of filing this copy if police have registered a case.

A home ministry order is coming in the way of Mumbai Police getting custody of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Bishnoi gang has allegedly shot and killed Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) leader Baba Siddique on October 12. Bishnoi is currently in Sabarmati jail in Gujarat but his gang has been carrying out criminal activities. Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for Siddique’s killing. Three people have been arrested so far.

India Today has reported that a Union Home Ministry order is coming in the way of Mumbai Police to secure custody of Bishnoi.

The order, said the news outlet, prohibits Bishnoi’s transfer from Sabarmati prison. It has been reported that earlier, the order was to remain in effect until August 2024 but the deadline has now reportedly been extended.

Former Congress leader and Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead on October 12 outside his legislator son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Bandra. The killing took place in late evening on the festive day of Dussehra. Siddique was shot when he was entering a vehicle around 9:30 pm.

The leader was rushed to Lilavati Hospital, but succumbed to his injuries two-hours after the shooting.

The police have arrested three accused in this matter and search is on for the fourth one. The investigation in Baba Siddique murder case is likely to involve police departments in several states of the country.

Lawrence Bishnoi has dozens of cases registered against him. He was taken to Sabarmati jail in relation to cross-border smuggling. The gangster has previously claimed responsibility for Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder.