Baba Siddique was shot lifeless by three gunmen in Mumbai on October 12
Mumbai:
A 23-year-old man who was arrested for allegedly being a part of the conspiracy to kill Baba Siddique has instructed the police that additionally they had “Plan B” as a backup to homicide the NCP politician, sources instructed EDNBOX at present. Mr Siddique, 66, was shot lifeless by three gunmen in Mumbai’s Bandra space on October 12.
Gaurav Vilas Apune, a resident of Karvenagar in Pune, was arrested on Wednesday, the sixteenth accused to be caught in reference to the high-profile Baba Siddique homicide case.
He was in direct contact with wished accused Shubham Lonkar and arrested accused Ram Kanoujia.
Throughout interrogation, he instructed the police that within the backup plan, he was chosen because the shooter, sources mentioned.
He together with Rupesh Mohol, an accused already arrested, went to Jharkhand and practised firing a number of rounds.
Each these accused had been despatched to Jharkhand by the mastermind, Shubham Lonkar, who additionally supplied weapons to them.
In accordance with Mumbai Police sources, Apune and Mohol went to Jharkhand on July 28 and practised firing for a day. They returned to Pune the subsequent day and remained in contact with Lonkar.
Earlier than going to Jharkhand, Apune instructed his household that he was going to Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain with pals.
The investigation has revealed that at the very least six shooters had been employed to hold out the taking pictures if “Plan A” failed.
The arrested accused have mentioned that Lonkar had assured them of Rs 25 lakh, a visit to Dubai, a flat, and a car for killing the NCP chief.
Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s youthful brother Anmol Bishnoi, who’s believed to be dwelling in Canada, was allegedly behind the homicide.
Final month, Anmol was added to the most-wanted checklist of the Nationwide Investigation Company and a Rs 10 lakh reward was introduced for his arrest.
His title has additionally cropped up in a number of different instances, together with the homicide of Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala in 2022, and the firing exterior actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai in April.