Gurmeer Baljit Singh, a resident of Haryana who is accused of being one of the gunmen in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, has a past criminal history including a murder case against him, police said on Sunday. .
The family of 23-year-old Singh says they disowned him 11 years ago and are calling for exemplary punishment for his actions.
Mumbai Police arrested two of the assailants, Singh from Haryana and Dharmaraj Rajesh Kashyap from Uttar Pradesh. Police said the third suspect, Shiv Kumar, is on the run and a manhunt is on.
The three were arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita, including murder, and under provisions of the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act, they said.
Revealing details of Singh’s criminal past, Kaithal police chief Rajesh Kalia told PTI that the accused was arrested in a murder case in 2019 and later got bail.
Haryana Police said another case was registered against him after his mobile phone was recovered from the jail in 2022. He had been arrested in another incident in which he beat a young man, he said.
Singh’s grandmother Puri Devi told reporters in Kaithal that her family disowned her 11 years ago. “His parents have died. His family has disowned him since the past 11 years. He is of no use to us now,” she told reporters at her home in Naral village. Ta.
When Shin asked her what kind of work she did, her grandmother replied: He got out of jail on bail. He was in prison for four years. ” She said exemplary punishment should be given in accordance with the law for his actions.
Mumbai Police has launched a probe into the murder of a former Maharashtra minister from various angles, including contract killing, business rivalry and possible blackmail over a slum rehabilitation project, officials said on Sunday.
Police said they were also verifying social media posts that alleged members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang were responsible for the murder.
Baba Siddique, 66, was ambushed and shot dead by three men just outside the office of MLA son Zeeshan Siddique in Khel Nagar in Mumbai’s Bandra district on Saturday night. He was taken to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, where he was declared brought dead.
