Mumbai, India

Mumbai's Killa Court (Esplanade Court) on Sunday (Nov 17) sent two more accused in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, to police custody until November 21. The two men, identified as Salman Vohra and Akashdeep Singh, are alleged to have played significant roles in the plot, with Vohra accused of financing the operation and Singh implicated for corresponding with another person regarding the crime.  

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Advocate Shila Gupta, representing Salman Vohra, in a conversation with news agency ANI stated, "He has been accused of financing the murder. He was brought here after being arrested in Uttar Pradesh." 

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Meanwhile, Shaikah Faizan, counsel for Akashdeep Singh, clarified that Singh "was brought in from the Punjab border, the alleged role of both the accused is different. Along with Pappu Singh, they allegedly communicated with each other through a device and pass on messages to each other. The other accused has been alleged to be supporting others financially. I cannot give more information as today itself they have been produced before the court. Today was their first remand".  

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Earlier, on November 12, the court had remanded Shiva Kumar, the primary shooter in the case, along with four others accused, to police custody until November 19. Their arrests were made by a joint operation of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) and the Mumbai Crime Branch (Nanpara area) in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh.  

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Case background

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NCP leader Baba Siddique was fatally shot on October 12 near his son, MLA Zeeshan Siddique's office in Mumbai's Nirmal Nagar. The attack was carried out by three assailants linked to the gang of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who has since claimed responsibility for the murder.  

Further investigations revealed that the Bishnoi gang had allegedly targeted another prominent Pune-based political leader following Siddique's murder. 

(With inputs from agencies)