Mumbai Police, in a joint operation with Punjab Police, have arrested a resident of Mumbai wanted in the high-profile murder of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, said Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav on Saturday.
Sujeet was involved in the murder conspiracy and was apprised of the plan of killing Baba Siddique thrice a week before the incident by another accused, Nitin Gautan Sapre. He also provided logistical support, Yadav wrote on X.
He has been handed over to the Mumbai Police for further investigation, he said.
"We stand united in our commitment towards hassle-free coordination. @PunjabPoliceInd and @MumbaiPolice have successfully completed an interstate operation. This is a testimony to our relentless pursuit of public safety and justice while strengthening security beyond state boundaries," Yadav added.
A day earlier, Delhi Police's Special Cell arrested seven suspected shooters of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang that claimed responsibility for the killing.
They were planning an attack in Rajasthan.
Seven accused were arrested from Punjab and other states, and a huge quantity of arms and ammunition have also been recovered from those nabbed, police claimed.
It is suspected that they were planning to target someone in Rajasthan on the direction of Arzoo Bishnoi, who is a close confidant of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, a police official was quoted as saying, adding, the accused are being further interrogated and it will also be probed if they are in any manner linked to the attack on Baba Siddique.
The NCP leader was shot dead on October 12 near his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office in Nirmal Nagar in Bandra East.
The investigation, according to Mumbai Police, has shown that four guns were used in the crime.
The police have also recovered the fourth weapon, raising further questions about the circumstances surrounding this high-profile assassination.
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