14-Oct-2024 06:54 PM
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Mumbai, Oct 14 (Reporter) A court here on Monday remanded third accused in the murder case of NCP leader Baba Siddique, Praveen Lonkar, in police custody till October 21.
The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested Lonkar, a key conspirator in the case, from Pune late on Sunday night.
He is allegedly the brother of the man behind the now-deleted social media post establishing the jailed gangster, Lawrence Bishnoi’s involvement in the killing of the NCP leader.
The court had earlier remanded two accused -- Gurmail Singh and Dharmaraj Kashyap -- into police custody till October 21.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai police informed the court that as per the directive of the court, a bone ossification test of accused Kashyap was conducted, after he claimed to be a minor, and it was proved that he is not...////...