Mumbai police have apprehended Pravin Lonkar, 28, from Pune, in connection with the murder of former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddiqui, marking the third arrest in the case. Pravin, identified as a “co-conspirator,” allegedly helped enlist two of the three shooters alongside his brother, Shubham Lonkar, who remains at large. Siddiqui, 66, was killed by three assailants near his son’s office in Bandra, Mumbai.
A Facebook post linked to Shubham Lonkar, associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claimed Siddiqui was targeted due to alleged connections to Dawood Ibrahim and Salman Khan. The post warned against supporting Khan or the Dawood gang. Police are investigating this social media post following Siddiqui’s murder. The Bishnoi gang has reportedly attacked two celebrities for their affiliations with Khan.
Authorities have arrested Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh and Gurmail Baljit Singh from Haryana, with Shivkumar Gautam still at large. Congress MP Imran Masood criticized the government’s failure to protect Siddiqui despite prior death threats. The case underscores concerns about the alleged orchestrations of attacks from jail, challenging the state’s law-and-order situation.
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