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Mumbai Mid-Day: The accused in the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddiqui were in Mumbai for more than a month and were conducting recce of various places linked to Baba and his son Zeeshan Siddiqui. Sources say that these shooters were instructed to kill Zeeshan along with Baba Siddiqui. The Anti-Extortion Branch of Mumbai Police is investigating the case.
In the case of murder of Baba Siddiqui, police have arrested Gurmel from Haryana, Baljeet Singh and Dharamraj from Uttar Pradesh. Gurmel also has a criminal record. The third accused Shivanand alias Shivkumar Gautam managed to escape from the spot. Officials say that teams have been sent to different states including Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi. The fourth accused, Pune-based scrap dealer Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar, who is believed to be the handler of the three shooters, is also being searched. A photograph of the three shooters is also being released, which was taken a few days ago from the shore of Juhu sea. According to officials, the three shooters had taken a house on rent in Kurla and were paying Rs 10-12 thousand as rent. He used to go to Bandra every day for recce of the place connected to the residence and office of Baba and Zeeshan. According to the source, based on the location of the shooters, the police suspect that betel nut was also given for the murder of Zeeshan. Siddiqui and his son were at the same place on the day of the incident. Police suspect that someone from inside is leaking the information. Due to this, the shooters reached the right time and opened fire between 9 and 9.30.
Authorities have confirmed that the arrested shooter is a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Police are also investigating the matter from the perspective of business competition.• An internet media post is also being circulated, which was later removed. It has been claimed that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has taken responsibility for the murder. In this, actor Salman Khan was also mentioned as the reason for the murder.
this is how the incident happened
Baba Siddiqui's car was parked 100 meters away from his son Zeeshan's office. The shooters were hiding behind a tempo parked next to their car. Due to the immersion procession of the idol of Maa Durga, about 50 policemen were also deployed there. Senior police officers had passed by there just five minutes before the incident.
Siddiqui's family member said the shooters used smoke inhalation before opening fire. They shot Baba Siddiqui at close range, two of which hit him in the chest. One bullet hit the leg of another person. The policemen mistook the firing on Baba as the sound of firecrackers. After killing Baba, all three shooters tried to escape but the police caught Gurmel.