Baba Siddique Murder: Police Gets Custody Of Gurmail Singh Till Oct 21; Custody Of 2nd Accused Denied As Court Orders Fresh Ossification Test

Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Sunday (October 13) sent accused Gurmail Singh to Mumbai Crime Branch custody till 21 October in Baba Siddique murder case. However, police custody of second accused Dharamraj Kashyap was not granted as he claimed to be a minor.

The court has directed police to present second accused Dharamraj Kashyap again after conducting his ossification test.

What Is An Ossification Test?

An ossification test is a medical procedure that estimates a person's age by analyzing the degree of fusion of their bones. It's a popular method for determining age.

Fourth Accused Identified

Meanwhile, the fourth accused in the case has also been identified. The name of the fourth accused is Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar, according to Mumbai Police as reported by ANI. The third accused is on the run and police teams have been formed to nab him.

What Is Known About The Four Accused So Far?

The two shooters arrested by the Mumbai police are Gurmail Singh from Haryana and Dharamraj Kashyap who is a native of Uttar Pradesh. The third accused Shiv Kumar is on the run. The Mumbai police also identified another accused, said to be the fourth in the case, named Mohammad Zeeshan Akhtar. He is said to be a native of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

NCP leader and former Bandra MLA Baba Siddique was shot dead when he was leaving from his son and current Bandra east MLA Zeeshan Siddique's office in Bandra east on Saturday (October 12) night.

Siddique was rushed to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital and was later declared dead by the hospital.