Overview
- Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested Aditya Gudankar and Rafiq Shaikh in connection with the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, bringing the total number of arrests to 18.
- The suspects were apprehended in Pune and presented in Esplanade court, where they were remanded to police custody until November 13.
- The investigation has uncovered a network of conspirators, including Gaurav Vilas Apune, who was promised substantial rewards to participate in the assassination plot.
- A key eyewitness in the case has reported receiving a ₹5 crore ransom threat, leading to a police investigation into extortion and intimidation.
- The murder, which occurred on October 12 outside Siddique's son's office in Mumbai, has been claimed by a gang led by jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.