Zeeshan Akhtar, an alleged key conspirator in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, has been "arrested" in Canada, Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam said on Wednesday. Akhtar (22) was held in a fake passport case, according to sources. "We have initiated the process to bring him back to India. We will interrogate him further (after bringing him back)," Kadam told PTI.
VIDEO | Baba Siddique murder case: Here's what Maharashtra Minister Yogesh Kadam (@iYogeshRKadam) said on accused, Zeeshan Akhtar, being arrested in Canada.
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"One of the accused, Zeeshan Akhtar, in the murder of former NCP leader Baba Siddique, has been arrested in Canada. The… pic.twitter.com/MEA0fHi6C8
As per Mumbai Police, jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother Anmol Bishnoi had given a contract to Zeeshan Akhtar and Shubham Lonkar to carry out the NCP leader's murder.Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead in Bandra area on October 12, 2024. Police have arrested at least 25 persons in the case so far.
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