Mumbai Crime Branch arrests 25th accused from Akola

MumbaiThe Mumbai Crime Branch on Sunday arrested a Gujarat resident from Akola in the Baba Siddique murder case, taking the number of people detained in the sensational incident to 25, an official said. Salmanbhai Iqbalbhai Vohra, a resident of Petlad in Anand district of Gujarat, was held there with the help of police, the crime branch official said. Earlier on Saturday, Akashdeep Karajsingh Gill, 22, was arrested near Pacha Chisti village on the Punjab-Pakistan border.

Meanwhile, both were produced before the court in Killa and remanded in custody until November 21. Accused Akashdeep was in touch with accused shooters Shiva, Dharamraj, Gurnail and others and passed on instructions from absconding accused Zeeshan Akhtar and Shubham Lonkar.

Akashdeep also provided logistical support to the suspect. Vohra, who officials say runs an auto-rickshaw in Gujarat, provided financial support to Nareshkumar Singh, brother of arrested suspects Gurmail Singh, Rupesh Mohol and Harishkumar Nishad. Moreover, he provided financial support to others and the money was used in carrying out the conspiracy, the crime branch said.