Overview

• Zeeshan Akhtar was detained by Surrey Police on June 10 in connection with a fake passport investigation, Mumbai Police sources confirm.
• He is the alleged mastermind who orchestrated the October 12, 2024 shooting of former NCP leader Baba Siddique outside his son’s Bandra office.
• Investigators say Akhtar, a close associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, received the contract from Anmol Bishnoi and organised the assailants’ logistics and weapons supply.
• Authorities have arrested 26 suspects so far and are probing whether Akhtar used forged travel documents and an illegal route through Nepal to flee India.
• Formal extradition processes are underway with Canadian authorities to bring Akhtar back to India to face trial under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.