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Mumbai news: Shiv Kumar, who shot Baba Siddique, waited outside the hospital to ‘confirm’ the leader’s death. What we know so far
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Mumbai news: Shiv Kumar, who shot Baba Siddique, waited outside the hospital to ‘confirm’ the leader’s death. What we know so far

It has been reported that Shiv Kumar, who was arrested for the assassination of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, made important statements to the Mumbai Police. Accordingly NDTV According to the report, prime suspect Kumar told Mumbai Police that he waited for half an hour outside Lilavati Hospital to confirm Siddique’s death.

The report also stated the following after the attack: The attacker changed his shirt and went to Lilavati Hospital, where NCP leader Baba Siddique was receiving treatment. He told the police that he stood in front of the hospital for 30 minutes amidst the gathering crowd and left as soon as he learned that Siddique was in critical condition.

Here’s what we know so far

1. Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and leader of Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction, was shot by three gunmen near Nirmal Nagar in Mumbai on October 12.

2. Three assailants shot him dead outside his son MLA Zeeshan Siddique’s office building in Bandra East. The gang, led by jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, claimed responsibility for the murder.

3. We’re coming back Shiv Kumar’s interrogationHe revealed that he had placed the murder weapon and clothing in a bag that he hid under an abandoned car just 250 meters from the crime scene. Hindustan Times stated. The report also stated that all these were seized by the police two days later.

4. He later told the police how he fled the scene and went towards Uttar Pradesh. According to the report, Shiv Kumar first took a car from Lilavati Hospital to Kurla and then took a train to Thane. From Thane he traveled to Pune and eventually took a train to Uttar Pradesh.

5. “The three hitmen had planned to meet in Ujjain after the murder and even visit the Vaishnodevi temple in Jammu. However, when Kumar’s hitman friends were arrested at the scene of the murder, he went to UP. From there, he took a bus and reached there. According to the police officer, Bahraich said He was in a safe house when he was arrested as he planned to escape to Nepal. Hindustan Times report.

6. It was also reported earlier that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang had instructed Shiv Kumar to kill one of the two politicians, the first person he encountered.

7. He also told the Mumbai Police during interrogation that the instructions were given by him. Anmol Bishnoi – brother of the jailed gangster.

8. All the accused were arrested by a joint team of UP Special Task Force (STF) and Mumbai Crime Branch from Nanpara district of Bahraich of Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Sunday.

9. The Mumbai Killa Court on Monday sent Shiva Kumar, the prime accused and hitman in the Baba Siddiqui murder case, to police custody along with four other accused until November 19.

10. According to information received from a senior officer of Mumbai Crime Branch, Mumbai Crime Branch’s investigation revealed that after Baba Siddiqui’s murder, a big leader of Pune also came on the radar of Bishnoi gang. “Lawrence Bishnoi gang was also planning to kill the Pune leader and the responsibility of committing the crime was given to the hitmen who were involved in Plan B,” the official said.