The Mumbai Police said the five recently arrested suspects had backed out due to disagreements over the payment.

A photograph of NCP leader Baba Siddique's son was found in the phone of an arrested accused, revealing a conspiracy to assassinate him. During interrogation, it was disclosed that shooters from Uttar Pradesh were hired after local shooters declined the contract.

A photo of Zeeshan Siddique was found in the phone of one of the men who shot his father, Baba Siddique, last Saturday. The phone recovered from one of the accused arrested during the investigation of the murder case of the NCP leader had his photo,

A week after Baba Siddique was killed, his son MLA Zeeshan Siddique's photo was recovered from the phone of one of the accused in the attack.

A photograph of NCP leader Baba Siddique’s son Zeeshan Siddique was found in the phone of one of the arrested accused, Mumbai Police said on Saturday (October 19, 2024). As per the police, this picture was shared with the accused by their handler through Snapchat.

In another development today, a photograph of NCP leader Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan Siddique was found in the phone of one of the arrested accused, Mumbai Police said

Zeeshan Siddique is a Congress MLA and represents the Vandre East constituency. He is also the President of Mumbai Youth Congress.

Mumbai Police found a photograph of NCP leader Baba Siddique's son in an arrested suspect's phone. Conspirators communicated through Snapchat, with messages being deleted. The accused revealed that a contract to kill Baba Siddiqui had been offered.

The five individuals arrested on Friday are believed to have conspired in the planning and execution of Siddique's murder. With the latest arrest the total number of arrests have raised to nine.