Money Trail in Baba Siddique Murder Case Traced to Gujarat Bank Account

GG News Bureau
Mumbai, 4th Dec. New details have emerged in the Baba Siddique murder case, revealing that funds were transferred to a bank account in Gujarat under the direction of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and the missing accused Shubham Lonkar. According to the Mumbai Police Crime Branch, the money was deposited into an account opened in the name of accused Salman Vohra at the Karnataka Bank in Anand district, Gujarat.

The crime branch officials stated that Rs 6 lakh was deposited into Vohra’s account from multiple locations across India, mainly Maharashtra, Punjab, and Haryana, using cash deposit machines. Sumit Wagh, one of the arrested accused, admitted to transferring the funds under Lonkar’s instructions, although he claimed to be unaware of the identities of others who had made similar transfers.

While the deposits were made under Lonkar’s direction, the operation was orchestrated by gangster Anmol Bishnoi, currently incarcerated in the United States, according to a senior police officer. The Crime Branch is still working to identify all the individuals involved in the fund transfers.

The murder of Baba Siddique, 66, took place on October 12 at 9:11 pm in Mumbai’s Bandra area. He was shot twice in the chest and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Shiv Kumar Gautam, the main accused who shot Siddique point-blank, was arrested last month during a joint operation between Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai police in Bahraich’s Nanpara area.

In connection with the case, at least 25 more individuals have been arrested, and the operation is ongoing. Last week, the Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch added charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against the accused. According to Gautam, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was manipulated with false information about Siddique to provoke the killing.