The Mumbai police have arrested one more person in connection with the killing of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, officials said on Tuesday.

Baba Siddique (66) was waylaid by three persons in Mumbai's Nirmal Nagar area, just outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office, and shot at on Saturday night. He was rushed to the Lilavati Hospital where he was declared dead, according to police.

Mumbai: In the latest developments in the Baba Siddique murder case, the Mumbai police on Tuesday, October 15, made a fresh arrest, PTI reported. He was nabbed from Bahraich, an official said. The arrested accused has been identified as 23-year-old Harish Kumar Balakram hailing from Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh.

Mumbai police arrest fourth suspect in NCP leader Baba Siddique's murder case, three others already in custody.

Fourth accused helped shooters with money and other logistics. Two of the shooters were employed at his scrap shop

Balakram was working as a scrap dealer in Maharashtra's Pune, he said, adding the accused was also part of the conspiracy to kill Siddique

Mumbai Police arrested 23-year-old Harishkumar Balakram, a scrap dealer from Pune, for his involvement in the murder of NCP politician Baba Siddiqui. Balakram, identified as the fourth accused, provided financial support and logistics for the assassination,

The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested the fourth accused in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique. The accused, identified as 23-year-old Harishkumar Balakram, was arrested from UP's Bahraich for allegedly supplying money and arranging logistics for the sensational murder.

Lawrence Bishnoi's gang has claimed responsibility for recent violent incidents, yet Mumbai Police cannot secure his custody due to a Home Ministry order. Currently in Sabarmati Jail, Bishnoi is under investigation for the murder of former minister Baba Siddique and faces multiple ongoing cases.