Baba Siddique Murder Probe: Mumbai Police Deploys Teams in Haryana to Nab Mastermind

Mumbai: Mumbai Police which is investigating murder of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui has said that weapons used to commit crime came from Rajasthan .

Mumbai Crime Branch has deployed five teams outside Maharashtra to locate suspects and Additionally, teams are actively searching in Haryana for Zeeshan, identified as alleged mastermind of murder.

Meanwhile, Mumbai Crime Branch recovered ar weapon used in killing of Baba Siddiqui from house in Pune of one of accused in case, Rupesh Mohol.

This is fifth weapon recovered in murder case. According to Crime Branch, y are still looking for one weapon and three live cartridges in this case. Crime Branch believes that about six weapons were brought to Mumbai in murder plot.

Earlier, a weapon was recovered from house of accused Ram Fulchand Kaujia in Raigad, Maharashtra where he was living on rent.

police had said when shooters' mobiles were searched, pictures of pistols were found in m.

So far, crime branch has arrested a total of 15 accused, of whom 10 accused are in judicial custody.

Baba Siddiqui, a former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead by three shooters on October 12 near his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office in Nirmal Nagar, Mumbai. Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishi's gang has claimed responsibility for murder. 

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