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Five more persons were held for allegedly providing firearms and logistical support to the shooters in the Baba Siddique murder case, a Mumbai police official said.
According to PTI, The total number of arrests in the sensational case now stands at nine, while three key persons are on the run.
Siddique was shot at and grievously injured on October 12 near his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Nirmal Nagar in Mumbai’s Bandra area.
The Congress-turned-NCP leader died some time later in nearby Lilavati Hospital.
Prima facie, the five arrested accused were in touch with conspirator Shubham Lonkar and mastermind Mohammed Zeeshan Akhtar, both absconding at present, the official said.
As per police, Akhtar’s links were earlier established with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and he is allegedly one of the masterminds of the politician’s murder.
