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Why Lawrence Bishnoi wants to kill Salman Khan?

The ghost of the 1998 blackbuck poaching case involving Bollywood star Salman Khan has returned to haunt him.

Baba Siddique murder: How shooters learned firearms skills from YouTube

NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique died at the Lilavati Hospital, after being shot at by three assailants in Mumbai's Bandra East area on Saturday night

Maharashtra elections: Coastal belt's 75 seats crucial for power shift

The serene coastal belt of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, offers an interesting backdrop for a showdown between Mahayuti and MVA alliances in the next month's assembly elections, especially between two rival Shiv Senas. The most urbanised and industrial region, including the Mumbai metropolitan area, sends 75 MLAs to the assembly and 12 members to Lok Sabha. The coastal Konkan division in Maharashtra, spread from Sindhudurg to Mumbai, also covers Palghar, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts. Voting will be held on all 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra on November 20 and results will be declared on November 23. In the recent Lok Sabha polls, the Mahayuti alliance of Shiv Sena, BJP, and NCP, bagged seven seats. The BJP triumphed in Palghar, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, and Mumbai North, while the NCP, led by Ajit Pawar, had a face-saver in Raigad where its leader Sunil Tatkare retained his seat. In the upcoming polls, former Union Minister Narayan Rane, who won the ...

Baba Siddique's murder planned 3 months ago in Pune: Mumbai Police

According to the information received from Mumbai Crime Branch, the entire planning of Baba Siddiqui's murder was done in Pune

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Baba Siddique murder case: Another suspect held for funding shooters

The Mumbai police have arrested one more person in connection with the killing of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, officials said on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Harishkumar Balakram (23), hailing from Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, was involved in providing money and other logistical support to the shooters, an official said. Balakram worked as a scrap dealer in Warje area of Maharashtra's Pune, he said. A crime branch team apprehended him from Bahraich in UP on Monday and brought him to Mumbai on Tuesday morning, the official said. With this, four persons have so far been arrested in connection with Siddique's killing. Police had earlier arrested Haryana resident Gurmail Baljit Singh (23), Uttar Pradesh native Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap (19), both alleged shooters, and "co-conspirator" Pravin Lonkar from Pune. Another suspected shooter Shivkumar Gautam, who hails from Bahraich, is on the run. Balakram was part of the conspiracy to kill three-time MLA

Comedian Munawar Faruqui gets police protection amid Bishnoi gang threats

Lawrence Bishnoi-led gang is under investigation for its suspected involvement in several high-profile crimes, including the recent murder of former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique

Siddique murder: Cops search for 3rd shooter who flaunted 'gangster' status

Police have scoured places of worship in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain and Khandwa in their hunt for the third shooter wanted in connection with the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique. Six rounds were fired on Baba Siddique, two of which hit the former Maharashtra minister on the chest, outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office in Mumbai's Nirmal Nagar between 9.15 pm and 9.30 pm on Saturday. Police have so far arrested three persons - Haryana resident Gurmail Baljit Singh (23), Uttar Pradesh native Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap (19), both alleged shooters, and "co-conspirator" Pravin Lonkar from Pune. Another suspected shooter Shivkumar Gautam, who hails from Bahraich in UP and is on the run, took to posting online content in recent months, flaunting his "gangster" status. "Yaar tera gangster hai jaani (your friend is a gangster)", Gautam captioned his photo post on his Instagram account on July 24. The photo showed him on a motorcycle as a Haryanvi song played in the background. Suspe

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Baba Siddique murder plot hatched in Pune; 'shooters were given his photo'

The conspiracy to kill NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was hatched in Pune and shooters were provided with a photo and a flex banner for the target identification, police said on Monday. Mumbai crime branch probing the sensational murder of the 66-year-old politician exposed the alleged role of Pune-based Pravin Lonkar and his brother Shubham Lonkar in the plot. "The motive behind the killing will be ascertained once the wanted accused are arrested," a police official said. Police have identified the Lonkar brothers as the key figures in the crime. The duo allegedly financed the shooters, coordinated logistics, and orchestrated meetings leading up to the attack. Pravin worked at a dairy owned by Shubham, where they recruited shooters Shivkumar Gautam and Dharmaraj Kashyap, who had connections to a nearby scrap shop. The conspiracy took shape over several meetings, with promises of substantial payment upon successful execution of the plan. The shooters rece

Salman Khan told to avoid visitors after murder of friend Baba Siddique

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has long been linked to tensions with Salman Khan, primarily due to the actor's involvement in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case

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Rise of Lawrence Bishnoi: Once into student politics, now a feared gangster

A member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Shubbu alias Shubham Lonkar has reportedly admitted to having orchestrated Siddique's murder due to his close association with Bollywood actor Salman Khan

How was Baba Siddique's murder plotted?

The recent assassination of former minister Baba Siddique has rocked Mumbai just ahead of the Assembly elections. According to reports, the attack was being planned for months.

Baba Siddique's murder: Three held; how the attack was planned for months

A member of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's gang, Shubham Lonkar, claimed that he allegedly orchestrated senior politician Baba Siddique's murder due to his close links with actor Salman Khan

Siddique murder case: 'Co-conspirator' held from Pune; 3rd arrest so far

The Mumbai police have arrested a 28-year-old man from Pune who along with his brother enlisted two of the three alleged shooters in the Baba Siddique murder case, an official said on Sunday. Police called the man, Pravin Lonkar, a co-conspirator and said they are on the lookout for his brother Shubham Lonkar. This is the third arrest in the case. According to the crime branch official, Pravin and Shubham enlisted two alleged shooters, a UP resident and Shivkumar Gautam. While Gautam is on the run, police have arrested the UP resident and another alleged shooter, identified as Gurmail Baljit Singh (23). The official said police went to Pune looking for Shubham Lonkar but did not find him there. They then nabbed his brother Pravin for his alleged involvement in the crime, he said. NCP leader Siddique (66) was waylaid by three persons at Kher Nagar in Mumbai's Bandra area just outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office and shot at on Saturday night. He was rushed to the Lilavati

Baba Siddique murder: Ossification test confirms accused Kashyap not minor

Following the test results, Kashyap was presented before the court, which granted police custody till October 21

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NCP leader Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai's Bandra, two detained

An unidentified person fired at and injured Baba Siddiqui of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP in Mumbai's Bandra East on Saturday evening. The former state minister has been admitted in Lilavati Hospital nearby, a police official said. The firing took place outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddiqui's office near Colgate ground in Nirmal Nagar, the official added. "Two to three rounds were fired. Further probe is underway as teams have rushed to the area," the official said. Siddiqui had recently joined the NCP from the Congress.

Jalandhar links surface in Baba Siddique's murder, 4th accused identified

According to police, Akhtar was arrested by Jalandhar Rural Police in 2022 for organized crime, murder, and robbery