"No accused will be spared..." BJP leader Tarun Chugh on Baba Siddique's murder
Oct 14, 2024
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], October 14 : Bhartiya Janata Party National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh asserted on Monday that no accused involved in the murder of NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Baba Siddique will be spared.
NCP leader Baba Siddique was murdered after being shot outside his office in Nirmal Nagar. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds before being rushed to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on Saturday night.
BJP leader Tarun Chugh said that the police are investigating all angles and probing all connections related to the case.
Ensuring that strict action will be taken in the case, Chugh said, "No accused will be spared. Strict action will be taken and the government is already on the front foot."
Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Sunday arrested third accused Pravin Lonkar from Pune in connection with NCP leader Baba Siddique's murder case.
According to officials, the arrested accused, identified as Pravin Lonkar (28), is the brother of Shubham Lonkar, who is also implicated in the conspiracy. They allegedly enlisted Dharmaraj Kashyap and Shivkumar Gautam in the plot to kill Siddique, officials said.
Meanwhile, the ossification test of Dharmaraj Kashyap, an accused in the murder case of NCP leader and former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique, was conducted by Mumbai police, and it was confirmed that he is not a minor, officials said on Monday.
An ossification test is a medical procedure that estimates a person's age by analysing the degree of bone fusion and is commonly used for age determination.
Siddique's last rites were performed with full state honours in Mumbai at Bada Qabrastan on Sunday.
Earlier, the accused involved in NCP leader Baba Siddique's murder revealed that Siddique's son Zeeshan was also the target of shooters.
According to Mumbai Police, the accused were given a contract to kill both Zeeshan and Baba Siddiqui. The accused claimed during interrogation that both Zeeshan and Baba Siddiqui were on the target and they were ordered to fire on anyone they found. Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of Baba Siddiqui had received threats a few days before the incident took place.