An accused in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui, who had declared himself a minor in the court, has now been found to be an adult through bone ossification test. This test was done following the order of a Mumbai court, which has sent the accused Dharamraj Kashyap and others to judicial custody till October 21. In fact, when Dharamraj Kashyap, a shooter from Uttar Pradesh, and Gurmail Baljit Singh, a resident of Haryana, were produced in the court, Kashyap claimed that he was 17 years old.
When the accused’s lawyer told the court that Kashyap claimed to be a minor, the prosecution objected and cited the Aadhaar card, which showed his year of birth as 2003, which showed that he was 21 years old. Is. However, the name on the card was different and the accused did not have a birth certificate or school leaving certificate to verify his age.
What is ossification test?
The magistrate court then ordered an ossification test, which is used to estimate a person’s age by examining X-rays of certain bones in the body. In which he was found to be a complete adult. Mumbai’s Esplanade court sent Kashyap to police custody till October 21.
Third accused arrested
Mumbai Police has also arrested the third accused, a 28-year-old man from Pune, who was involved in the murder conspiracy along with his brother Shubham Lonkar. The third shooter, Shiv Kumar alias Shiv Gautam, who was present with Gurmel and Kashyap, is absconding. The police have also identified another accused Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar, who is allegedly the brain behind the murder.
has been targeting for a long time
During interrogation, the shooters told the police that they were associated with the gang of jailed notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Later on Sunday, one of the alleged members of the gang posted a message on social media and took responsibility for the murder, saying that the motive behind the murder was the victim’s relationship with Bollywood star Salman Khan, whom the gang has been targeting for a long time.
Baba Siddiqui’s murder
Let us tell you that former Maharashtra minister and NCP Ajit Pawar faction leader Siddiqui was shot dead outside his office in Mumbai on Saturday night and a co-conspirator was arrested along with the two shooters on Sunday. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the murder and police said they were investigating the connection, also confirming that it was a contract killing.