Baba Siddique was shot useless by three gunmen in Mumbai on October 12
Mumbai:
A 23-year-old man who was arrested for allegedly being a part of the conspiracy to kill Baba Siddique has instructed the police that in addition they had “Plan B” as a backup to homicide the NCP politician, sources instructed NDTV right this moment. Mr Siddique, 66, was shot useless by three gunmen in Mumbai’s Bandra space on October 12.
Gaurav Vilas Apune, a resident of Karvenagar in Pune, was arrested on Wednesday, the sixteenth accused to be caught in reference to the high-profile Baba Siddique homicide case.
He was in direct contact with wished accused Shubham Lonkar and arrested accused Ram Kanoujia.
During interrogation, he instructed the police that within the backup plan, he was chosen because the shooter, sources stated.
He together with Rupesh Mohol, an accused already arrested, went to Jharkhand and practised firing a number of rounds.
Both these accused have been despatched to Jharkhand by the mastermind, Shubham Lonkar, who additionally offered weapons to them.
According to Mumbai Police sources, Apune and Mohol went to Jharkhand on July 28 and practised firing for a day. They returned to Pune the subsequent day and remained in contact with Lonkar.
Before going to Jharkhand, Apune instructed his household that he was going to Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain with pals.
The investigation has revealed that at the least six shooters have been employed to hold out the capturing if “Plan A” failed.
The arrested accused have stated that Lonkar had assured them of Rs 25 lakh, a visit to Dubai, a flat, and a car for killing the NCP chief.
Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s youthful brother Anmol Bishnoi, who’s believed to be residing in Canada, was allegedly behind the homicide.
Last month, Anmol was added to the most-wanted record of the National Investigation Agency and a Rs 10 lakh reward was introduced for his arrest.
His identify has additionally cropped up in a number of different instances, together with the homicide of Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala in 2022, and the firing outdoors actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai in April.