Just after Baba Siddiqui’s murder, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was accused of getting involved in the murder of another political leader in Pune Mumbai Police.
The Mumbai crime branch said that the Bishnoi gang had plotted to kill the Pune leader as part of the bigger scam, and the task of committing the crime had been given to the shooters associated with what was known as the ‘Plan B.’
In December the plot was discovered when the crime branch intercepted communication about the intended target based in Pune and seized a pistol that was to be used in the assassination. Upon getting the details of the plan, which had been in existence for nearly nine months, the crime branch informed the local police in Pune to prevent the commission of the crime. However, the name of the leader from Pune is unknown, and the authorities kept secrets during the case investigation.
The Mumbai Police have also been ascertaining whether one of the arrested accused, Gaurav Vilas Apun, had carried out recce for the Pune Massacre. Kahin, holding hand accused arrested by the Mumbai crime branch on Friday in connection with Baba Siddiqui’s murder, stated some important facts during the interrogation.
He made sure to say that “Plan B” was an actuality in case “Plan A” did not succeed. Yet again, Apun and another accused, Rupesh Mohol, had travelled to Jharkhand to practice with a gun following directions of the alleged mastermind, Shubham Lonkar.
The policemen are investigating the question of how far the gang spreads farther, as well as authorities consider whether other essential figures took part in the killing of Siddiqui or in organizing the following act in Pune.
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