Siddique murder case: Police custody of 9 accused extended till Oct 26

October 25, 2024 19:34

Five accused who were arrested in Baba Siddiqui murder case, in Esplanade court, in Mumbai/ANI Photo

A court in Mumbai on Friday extended till October 26 the police remand of nine accused in the Baba Siddique murder case.

The NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister was shot dead on October 12 near his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office in Nirmal Nagar in Bandra East.

Nine persons, who were arrested on various dates, were produced before additional chief metropolitan magistrate (Esplanade Court) VR Patil at the end of their initial remand on Friday.

While police sought extension of remand by three days, the court extended it by one day till Saturday.

The nine comprise Gurmail Baljit Singh (23), Dharmaraj Kashyap (21), Harish Kumar Nisad (26), Pravin Lonkar (30), Nitin Gautam Sapre (32), Sambhaji Kisan Pardhi (44), Pradeep Dattu Thombre (37), Chetan Dilip Pardhi and Ram Fulchand Kanoujia (43). -- PTI

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