Who Is Zeeshan Akhtar? Key Conspirator in Baba Siddique Murder Case Held in Canada

Key Conspirator in Baba Siddique Murder Case : Zeeshan Akhtar, an alleged key conspirator in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, has been "arrested" in Canada, Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam said on Wednesday.

Akhtar (22) was held in a fake passport case, according to sources.

"Zeeshan, who was involved in the Baba Siddiqui murder case, has been arrested in Canada. We have initiated the process to bring him back to India. We will interrogate him further (after bringing him back)," Kadam told the media.

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Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead in the Bandra area in Mumbai on October 12, 2024. Police have arrested at least 25 persons in the case so far.

Who is Zeeshan Akhtar?

Mumbai Police said Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother, Anmol Bishnoi, had given a contract to Zeeshan Akhtar and Shubham Lonkar to kill the NCP leader.

Punjab Police had named Akhtar as a key conspirator in the grenade attack on BJP leader and former minister Manoranjan Kalia’s house on April 7. No one was injured.

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Punjab Police special director general of police Arpit Shukla had named Akhtar as the main accused.

He was also booked for a grenade attack on YouTuber Rozer Sandhu’s house on March 16. But the grenade didn’t explode.

Crime branch of Mumbai Police started investigation into a video of Zeeshan Akhtar in February in which he claimed to have taken asylum in a foreign country with the help of Pakistani gangster Shehzad Bhatti.

In the video, he also said Bhatti, whom he called his “elder brother,” had helped him seek asylum in a country outside Asia. Police confirmed that the person in the video which was circulated widely online is indeed Zeeshan Akhtar but are investigating other details.

The investigation into the politically sensitive murder has led to a sweeping crackdown. Authorities have arrested at least 25 individuals so far in connection with the case, which shocked Maharashtra’s political circles and triggered a nationwide outcry.

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