Mumbai Crime Branch Arrests 25th Accused from Akola

mumbai: Mumbai Crime Branch on Sunday arrested a Gujarat resident from Akola in the Baba Siddique murder case, taking the number of people arrested in this sensational case to 25, an official said. Salmanbhai Iqbalbhai Vohra, a resident of Petlad in Gujarat’s Anand district, was detained there with the help of police, the crime branch official said. Early on Saturday, 22-year-old Akashdeep Karajsingh Gill was arrested near Pacha Chisti village on the Punjab-Pakistan border.

Meanwhile, both were produced before the Killa court and remanded in police custody until November 21. Accused Akashdeep was in touch with accused hitmen Shiva, Dharamraj, Gurnail and others and was passing on the instructions of absconding accused Zeeshan Akhtar and Shubham Lonkar.

Akashdeep also provided logistical support to the accused. According to officials, Vohra, who operates an autorickshaw in Gujarat, provided financial support to the arrested accused Gurmail Singh, Rupesh Mohol and Nareshkumar Singh, brother of Harishkumar Nishad. The crime branch also said that he provided financial assistance to others and the money was used in carrying out the conspiracy.