In a new development in the investigation of the high-profile murder of Baba Siqqique, police have apprehended the main accused Shiv Kumar Gautam. Kumar was arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich on Sunday and was trying to flee to Nepal, sources said.
Police said that Gautam along with Gurnail Singh from Haryana and Dharmraj Kashyap shot Siddique (66) outside his son Zeeshan Siqqique’s office in Mumbai on October 12.
Singh and Kashyap were apprehended soon after the attack but Gautam had evaded arrest. Gautam who hails from Uttar Pradesh was arrested in a joint operation of Uttar Pradesh Police’s STF and Mumbai Police in Nanpara area of Bahraich.
How Baba Siddique was Killed:-
During questioning, the accused said that they had been in Mumbai for a few days, observing the movements of the NCP leader. The accused further revealed that on the night of October 12, they took the opportunity to carry out the killing of Baba Siddique.
The accused also confessed that he was connected with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and said that the murder was executed on the orders of Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of the jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, according to police.
After running from the spot where Baba Siqqique was killed, Kuamar traveled to Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh to meet some associates of the Lawerence Bishnoi gang. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police tracked his location but they unfortunately could not arrest him.
The police suspected a house close to Shiv Kumar’s residence to be used as a safeguard. The police laid a trap and on Sunday successfully arrested Shiv Kumar along with his accomplices.
