The fourth man concerned within the homicide of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique is from Punjab’s Jalandhar, police sources have stated. Round two years in the past, the person — Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar — was arrested by the native police and met the members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in Patiala jail. When he was launched, he went to Mumbai.
The police stated Akhtar was the handler of Baba Siddique’s shooters and giving them instructions from outdoors. When Siddiqui was shot, Akhtar was giving data to the shooters about his location. He additionally supplied them with logistical help, together with renting a room.
Baba Siddiqui was killed by three shooters. Amongst them, Gurmel Singh is a resident of village Narad in Kaithal district in Haryana. The opposite two are residents of Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. Gurmel and the second shooter, who claims to be a minor, have been arrested. The third shooter, Shiv Kumar, continues to be on the run.
Akhtar was a resident of village Shakar of Nakodar in Jalandhar. He was arrested in 2022 in a case of organized crime, homicide and theft and positioned in in Patiala jail, the place he got here in touch with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and obtained directions to homicide Siddique.
Police sources stated after being launched from jail on June 7, Akhtar had reached Kaithal to fulfill Gurmel. The shooters then left for Mumbai, and arrange a base there.
After the taking pictures, Akhtar fled. Sources stated he’s nonetheless hiding out in Mumbai. A number of groups have been shaped to find him.