The Mumbai Crime Branch, investigating the murder of senior NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Baba Siddique, has discovered that the shooters and one of the key conspirators were in direct contact with Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of Lawrence Bishnoi. Officials are now confident that the latter’s gang is behind the murder of the former MLA, although the exact motive is still being determined. Preliminary investigations suggest that Siddique’s close association with Salman Khan could be the motive.

Multiple teams from the crime branch, working across different states to track down key conspirators Shubham Lonkar and Jisan Akhtar, are investigating whether the Bishnoi gang is directly involved in the assassination of Siddique. Digital evidence has emerged suggesting that Anmol Bishnoi, suspected to be operating from Canada and the US, was in contact with one of the shooters and Lonkar. Officials have indicated that it’s only a matter of time before they invoke the stringent sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).