In a big improvement within the ongoing investigation of the Baba Siddique homicide case, the Maharashtra Police arrested Sumit Dinkar Wagh, a 26-year-old man from Nagpur, on Friday. Wagh is the 26th individual to be arrested in reference to the crime.
He was apprehended by a criminal offense department staff that traveled to Nagpur as a part of their investigation. Wagh is being introduced again to Mumbai for additional questioning.
Based on officers, Wagh performed a key function in transferring cash to a number of suspects concerned within the homicide. He allegedly supplied monetary assist to Nareshkumar Singh, the brother of an earlier arrested accused, Gurnail Singh, in addition to different people linked to the crime, together with Rupesh Mohol and Harishkumar.
The transactions had been made through web banking, and Wagh used a newly procured SIM card, which was registered underneath the title of Salman Vora, one other arrested accused. Vora had been taken into custody on November 17 by the Akola Crime Department in relation to the case.
Ties to Needed Accused Shubham Lonkar
Investigators have revealed that Wagh’s actions had been carried out underneath the path of Shubham Lonkar, a needed particular person with ties to the identical tehsil as Wagh—Akot. The 2 males are identified to have been shut mates and collegemates. Lonkar’s involvement within the case, alongside together with his connections to the crime, is central to the continued investigation.
Arrest of Essential Shooter
The investigation acquired a big breakthrough on November 10, when Shivkumar Gautam, the alleged predominant shooter within the case, was apprehended in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district.
Gautam had been on the run since October 12 and was arrested whereas making an attempt to cross into Nepal. Authorities imagine that Gautam performed an important function within the execution of the crime and had even visited the crime scene in Bandra East after the homicide. Moreover, he was seen at Lilavati Hospital in Bandra West, the place he went to substantiate that Siddique had died.
