Mumbai The Crime Branch of Mumbai Police is interrogating the accused Gurmail Singh and Dharamraj Kashyap, arrested in the murder case of NCP leader and former Maharashtra MLA Baba Siddiqui. Senior officers of Mumbai Police are also continuing their interrogation of the murder accused. In the interrogation of Gurmail Singh and Dharamraj Kashyap so far, it has come to light that they had already been paid for the murder of Baba Siddiqui. A few days ago, a 9.9 mm pistol was also provided.
#WATCH Maharashtra Baba Siddiqui murder case | DCP, Mumbai Crime Branch, Vishal Thakur reached the Detection Crime Branch Unit 3 office, where the interrogation of the accused is going on. pic.twitter.com/vG31G4hTEj
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There is an atmosphere of sensation in Mumbai due to the murder of Baba Siddiqui. According to the information, Baba Siddiqui had also received death threats 15 days ago. After which Baba Siddiqui was also given Y category security, but on Saturday night even Y category security could not save Baba Siddiqui. Baba Siddiqui had gone to his son Zeeshan Siddiqui’s office in Bandra East. As soon as they came out from there, the killers opened fire on them. Baba Siddiqui was shot twice in the chest and once in the stomach. Whereas, the car was also hit by bullets. According to the police, the killers had fired six rounds. The police are still searching for an accomplice of the murder accused. He had managed to escape from the spot.
Despite being a leader, Baba Siddiqui remained in the news due to his acquaintance with Bollywood personalities. When he entered politics, Baba Siddiqui was close to actor and Congress MP Sunil Dutt. After this, Baba Siddiqui remained close to Sunil Dutt’s son and actor Sanjay Dutt. It is said that it was Sanjay Dutt who introduced Baba Siddiqui to actor Salman Khan. It has been discussed in Bollywood that when there was a dispute between Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan in 2008, it was Baba Siddiqui who restored the relationship between them. On receiving information about the murder of Baba Siddiqui, apart from Sanjay Dutt, his sister and former Congress MP Priya Dutt, Salman Khan also immediately reached the hospital. According to doctors, Baba Siddiqui had died even before he was brought to the hospital.
