Anmol Bishnoi gang behind Baba Siddiqui's murder: Mumbai police files 4590-page chargesheet
By Shweta Kumari | First Published Jan 6, 2025, 2:37 PM ISTMumbai Police on Monday filed a chargesheet in Special MCOCA Court in connection with Baba Siddique murder case. In the 4590-page chargesheet, it has named 26 arrested accused and three as wanted - Zeeshan Akhtar, Shubham Lonkar, Anmol Bishnoi.
The Anmol Bishnoi gang was behind the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former minister of state Baba Siddiqui and the killing was part of a calculated strategy to instill fear and assert dominance. Mumbai Police on Monday filed a chargesheet in Special MCOCA Court in connection with Baba Siddique murder case.
In the 4590-page chargesheet, it has named 26 arrested accused and three as wanted - Zeeshan Akhtar, Shubham Lonkar, Anmol Bishnoi. Investigations revealed that Anmol, a key member of an organized crime syndicate, masterminded the murder. The chargesheet outlines the roles of the accused, the murder plot, and includes extensive evidence such as witness statements, forensic findings linking the suspects to the crime scene, and digital communication records implicating the gang in the murder.
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According to reports, Mumbai Police took the help of statements of 210 witnesses in the chargesheet and also mentioned the reason for the murder in the chargesheet.
According to police investigation, three main reasons for the NCP leader's murder was; closeness to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, revenge for Anuj Thapan's suicide and also to establish the supremacy of Lawrence Bishnoi gang, to increase its terror.
Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique (66) was brutally gunned down in Bandra, Mumbai despite being under Y-category protection. Siddique was shot dead on October 12 by three assailants outside his son MLA Zeeshan Siddique's office building. He sustained two bullet injuries on his chest and was rushed to the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai, where he died.
Probe revealed that the cold-blooded killing, which has reverberated across the state, was carried out with meticulous planning, following months of detailed surveillance of Siddique’s movements.
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