Shiv Kumar Gautam was on the run since Baba Siddique’s homicide
New Delhi:
Shiv Kumar Gautam, the principle accused within the homicide case of Maharashtra politician Baba Siddique, was arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich on Sunday. Sources stated he was attempting to flee to Nepal.
Shiv Kumar, together with two different accused — Gurnail Singh, a resident of Haryana and Dhramraj Kashyap of Uttar Pradesh — shot lifeless Mr Siddique, 66, exterior his politician son Zeeshan Siddique’s workplace in Mumbai on October 12.
Whereas Singh and Kashyao had been arrested instantly after the assault, Shiv Kumar had managed to flee.
Shiv Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was caught in a joint operation by the police officers of Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai from the Nanpara space of Bahraich.
Throughout interrogation, he apparently stated they had been in Mumbai for days conducting recce for the NCP chief and on the evening of October 12, “Once we bought the correct time, we killed Baba Siddique”.
Police sources stated Shiv Kumar has additionally admitted that he’s linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The homicide, he allegedly stated, was carried out on the directions of Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
Anmol’s identify has additionally cropped up within the homicide of Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala in 2022, and the firing exterior actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai in April. He’s on the most-wanted listing of the Nationwide Investigation Company, and a Rs 10 lakh reward has been introduced for his arrest.
How Cops Caught Shiv Kumar Gautam
After the homicide of Baba Siddique, Shiv Kumar had gone to Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh to satisfy some henchmen of the gang. The Mumbai police had tracked him to Omkareshwar however didn’t catch him.
The police then traced about 45 individuals, together with Shiv Kumar’s members of the family and his shut aides, and tracked their actions.
Throughout the investigation, they zeroed all the way down to 4 individuals who had been always in touch with Shiv Kumar, police sources stated.
A home subsequent to Shiv Kumar’s residence was apparently made a secure home for him. The police then laid a entice and waited for these 4 accused to satisfy Shiv Kumar. They then caught him and his 4 aides there on Sunday.
Anurag Kashyap, Gyan Prakash Tripathi, Akash Srivastava and Akhileshendra Pratap Singh had been arrested for giving shelter to Shiv Kumar and serving to him escape to Nepal. The police have up to now arrested 20 within the case.
Baba Siddique was murdered apparently due to his shut relationship with actor Salman Khan. Lawrence Bishnoi’s associates have hinted that the grouse towards Mr Khan is concerning the blackbucks he killed 20 years in the past. Blackbucks are sacred to the Bishnoi group.
Investigators stated Baba Siddique’s son and Mumbai MLA Zeeshan Siddique can also be a goal for a similar motive. His picture was reportedly discovered on a cellular phone seized from one of many three males who shot his father.