'Baba Siddique Was Killed Because...': 3 Cops Suspended As Bishnoi Gang Shooter's Video In Custody Goes Viral

New Delhi: Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, who was killed in Mumbai last week, was not a good man and had connections with India's most-wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim, a shooter of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed after being arrested by the police in Uttar Pradesh. As the video went viral, Yogesh alias Raju (26) is associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi-Hashim Baba gangs. Although, he was not linked to Siddique's killing on October 12, Yogesh has been arrested in connection with last month's killing of gym owner Nadir Shah in Delhi's Greater Kailash area."Baba Siddique was killed because he was not a good man. There were charges against him under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). It is said that he was associated with Dawood, the man behind the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts. When people get involved with such individuals, something is bound to happen. This is exactly what happened to Siddique," Raju claimed. He made the remarks while speaking at the district hospital. Raju was arrested after he suffered injuries in an encounter with a joint team of the Delhi Police's Special Cell and the Mathura Police on Thursday morning. Police seized a .32-bore pistol, ammunition and a motorcycle from his possession. On joining criminal gangs, he said, "I gradually got involved. I am part of the Hashim Baba gang, which is also managed by Lawrence Bishnoi."

VIDEO | "Baba Siddique was killed because he was not a good man. There were charges against him under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). It is said that he was associated with Dawood, the man behind the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts," said Yogesh alias Raju, who is… pic.twitter.com/FNkJAAfsNO

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As the video went viral, Mathura Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shailesh Pandey suspended three police personnel. Sub-inspector Ramsanehi, head constable Vipin and constable Sanjay posted at Refinery police station have been suspended by SSP Pandey.Five more persons were held on Friday for allegedly providing firearms and logistical support to the shooters in the Baba Siddique murder case, taking the total number of arrests in the sensational case to nine. Prima facie, the five arrested accused were in touch with conspirator Shubham Lonkar and mastermind Mohammed Zeeshan Akhtar, both absconding, the official said. According to police, Akhtar's links were earlier established with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and he is allegedly one of the masterminds of Siddique's killing.