• By Aditya Jha
  • Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:05 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Baba Siddique's death: A photograph of Zeeshan Siddique, son of late NCP leader Baba Siddique, was found in the phone of one of the arrested accused, Mumbai police confirmed. The police later confirmed that the picture was shared with the accused by their handler through Snapchat. 

Police also informed that the shooters and conspirators used social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat to share information. "Investigation revealed that the shooters and conspirators used Snapchat to share information, with messages being deleted after instructions were given," police said.

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The Mumbai crime branch revealed that one of the accused, Ram Kanojia, revealed some of the important details related to the case during interrogation. He informed that he was the first who was given the contract to kill the NCP leader. Kanojia further informed that initially he demanded one crore for carrying out the murder. 

"During interrogation by the Mumbai Crime Branch, Ram Kanojia disclosed that Shubham Lonkar initially offered the contract to him and Nitin Sapre to kill Baba Siddiqui. Kanojia, who hails from Maharashtra, knew the consequences of killing Baba Siddiqui, which is why he was hesitant to take the contract. This led him to demand one crore rupees for the job. Subsequently, Shubham Lonkar chose not to hire Ram Kanojia and instead selected shooters from Uttar Pradesh," the crime branch said, as quoted by ANI.

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"Kanojia further revealed that Shubham Lonkar was aware that the people from Uttar Pradesh might not be fully aware of Baba Siddiqui's stature or reputation in Maharashtra. Therefore, they would agree to carry out the murder for a lower price. When Ram Kanojia and Nitin Sapre backed out, Shubham hired Dharma Raj Kashyap, Gurnail Singh, and Shivkumar Gautam from Uttar Pradesh for the task," the statement added, as quoted by the news agency.

Earlier, a lookout circular was issued for Shubham Lonkar, along with the other two suspects, in order to stop them from fleeing to Nepal. Shubham Lonkar is a Pune-based history sheeter who is linked to the notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.