Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 12 (HBTV): Mumbai's Killa Court on Monday sent Shiva Kumar, the main accused and shooter in the Baba Siddiqui murder case, along with four other accused, to police custody until November 19.

All the accused were arrested by a joint team of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Special Task Force (STF) and the Mumbai Crime Branch from Nanpara area in UP's Bahraich on Sunday.

NCP leader Baba Siddiqui was shot dead by three assailants near his son, MLA Zeeshan Siddique's office in Mumbai's Nirmal Nagar on October 12. The gang led by jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has claimed responsibility for the murder.

Meanwhile, in connection with Baba Siddiqui's murder, the Mumbai Crime Branch has revealed that another Pune leader was also on the radar of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The gang had planned to eliminate this leader and had assigned shooters to carry out the crime.

According to a senior officer of the Mumbai Crime Branch, the investigation has revealed that, after the murder of Baba Siddiqui, the Bishnoi gang was targeting a prominent leader from Pune as well. "The Lawrence Bishnoi gang was planning to kill the Pune leader too, and the responsibility of carrying out the crime was given to the shooters involved in Plan B," said the official.

The plan was uncovered when the Crime Branch recovered a pistol that was intended for the crime. The Crime Branch has not disclosed the name of the targeted leader.

After the Bishnoi gang's plan was exposed, the Crime Branch shared the information with Pune Police, who are investigating whether a recce had been conducted by the accused in this case.   

(ANI)