Overview

• Former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique was fatally shot on October 12 outside his son’s office in Bandra East, Mumbai.
• The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) has been invoked against 26 arrested suspects, underscoring the organized nature of the crime.
• Key conspirators, including Anmol Bishnoi, Shubham Lonkar, and Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar, remain at large, with Bishnoi allegedly orchestrating the plot from abroad.
• The investigation revealed financial transactions and coordinated communications among the accused, with one suspect using a laborer’s mobile hotspot to evade detection.
• MCOCA’s provisions allow for extended detention, admissibility of confessions, and stricter penalties, strengthening the prosecution’s case against the accused.