New Delhi: Mumbai Police have found a photo of Baba Siddique’s Son, Zeeshan Siddique, in one of the phone of an arrested suspects in relation to Siddique’s murder. Police revealed that the photo was sent to the suspects through Snapchat from their handler.
Police’s Statement
” Investigation revealed that the shooters and conspirators used Snapchat to share information with messages being deleted after instructions were given” the Mumbai Police explained.
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The arrested Suspect
Ram Kanojia, one of the arrested suspects, disclosed that he was initially offered the contract to kill Baba Siddique. He demanded one crore rupees for the task, the Mumbai Crime Branch said on Saturday.
According to Kanojia , fugitive suspect Shubham Lonkar initially approached him for the contract. “Kanojia, who hails from Maharashtra, knew the consequences of killing Baba Siddique, which is why he was hesitant to take the contract. This led him to demand one crore rupees for the job”, the crime branch said. Subsequently, Lonkar opted to hire shooters from Uttar Pradesh.
Kanojia further mentioned that Lonkar believed that individuals from Uttar Pradesh might not be fully aware of Siddique’s prominence in Maharashtra and would accept a lower fee. As a result, Lonkar hired Dharma Raj Kashyap, Gurnail Singh, and Shivkumar Gautam from Uttar Pradesh for murder.
A look0-out notice has been issued for Shubham Lonkar and two other suspects Shivkumar Gautam and Zeeshan Akhtar, Suspected of trying to flee to Nepal.
Baba Siddique was a prominent NCP politician and had a very tight grip over power in Maharashtra. He was shot right outside of his office in Nirmal Nagar.
