The investigation into the murder of Baba Siddique is rapidly unfolding, revealing a complex web of conspirators and suspects. So far, 14 individuals have been arrested, with the Mumbai Crime Branch uncovering that a group of five scrap dealers played a crucial role in the crime, assisted by accomplices still on the run. Most of these dealers hail from Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, and were working under Harish Nishad, a Pune-based scrap dealer with ties to key suspects in the case.
 
Nishad runs a scrap shop and is connected with key suspect Shubham Lonkar and his brother Pravin, who has already been arrested. The accused—Harish Nishad, Dharmaraj Kashyap, and Shivkumar Gautam (the main shooter who is still on the run), along with Ram Kanojiya and Kaluram Singh—were all involved in the scrap business. Jisan Akhtar, also accused, is believed to link the Lonkar brothers with the other 14 people arrested. “Prima facie evidence suggests that all the arrested individuals are foot soldiers involved in arms supply,” the police said.

Jishan Akhtar absconding, Pravin Lonkar, Shubham Lonkar absconding and Harish Nishad