In a significant development in the Baba Siddique murder case, the Mumbai Police arrested a fourth suspect, Harishkumar Balakram, from Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich on Tuesday. The 23-year-old scrap dealer from Pune is accused of being involved in the conspiracy, providing financial and logistical support to the shooters.
4th Accused in Baba Siddique murder arrested
Balakram joins three previously arrested individuals: Gurmail Baljit Singh (23) from Haryana, Dharmaraj Kashyap (19) from Uttar Pradesh – both alleged shooters – and Pravin Lonkar, a Pune-based co-conspirator.
The police also detained Anurag Kashyap, brother of Dharmaraj Kashyap, and are searching for a seventh suspect believed to be the crucial link between the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and the shooters.
Lawrence Bishnoi gang provided money, weapons
Investigators revealed that Balakram’s scrap shop was used by Dharmaraj Kashyap and Shivprasad Gautam. He allegedly provided money to the suspects, arranged a rented home in Mumbai’s Kurla, supplied a bike, and purchased new mobile phones for the shooters days before the crime.
Two pistols – one Glock and one country-made – have been recovered from the arrested accused. Three suspects remain at large: Shubham Lonkar, Shiv Kumar Gautam, and Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar.
Baba Siddique murder details:
The incident occurred on October 12, when Baba Siddique, a prominent NCP leader, was ambushed and shot outside his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Mumbai’s Bandra. He was rushed to Lilavati Hospital but was declared dead upon arrival. Siddique was laid to rest the following day with state honours, attended by numerous political leaders and supporters amid tight security.
As the investigation continues, the Mumbai Police are focused on apprehending the remaining suspects and unravelling the full extent of the conspiracy behind this high-profile murder that has shocked Maharashtra’s political landscape.
