Baba Siddique murder case: Five arrested accused had sought ₹ 50 lakh but backed out later, says Mumbai police
The Hindu
Mumbai police arrest five accused in Baba Siddique murder case over disagreement on payment, providing logistical support.
The Mumbai police probing the Baba Siddique murder case have found that the five newly-arrested accused had “demanded ₹ 50 lakh for the killing but backed out later due to disagreement over payment and also considering the NCP leader’s clout,” officials said.
“They, however, provided logistical and other support to those involved in shooting the former MLA dead,” they said.
The city police's crime branch on Friday (October 18, 2024) held the five accused for allegedly providing firearms and logistical support to the shooters of Baba Siddique, taking the total number of arrests in the case to nine. Three key persons are on the run.
“They were identified as Nitin Gautam Sapre (32), Sambhaji Kisan Pardhi (44), Pradeep Dattu Thombre (37), Chetan Dilip Pardhi and Ram Fulchand Kanoujia (43). Sapre is from Dombivali, while Pardhi, Thombre and Pardhi (27) are from Ambernath in Thane district. Kanoujia is a resident of Panvel in Raigad,” police said.
"During their interrogation, the police found that the module led by Sapre had demanded ₹ 50 lakh from the mediator to kill NCP leader Baba Siddique. But that did not work out. So, due to the disagreement over contract, they decided to back out," an official said on Saturday (October 19, 2024).
“Also, Sapre was aware that since Siddique was a high-profile politician, killing him would create a huge problem for his module. Hence, they decided not to go ahead,” he said.
"But the accused persons decided to give logistical support to the new shooters and provide other help," he added.
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