Baba Siddique murder: Anmol Bishnoi orchestrated crime, promised flat, car and Rs 5 lakh in advance, claims chargesheet

Police assertion that Anmol maintained regular interaction with the accused done societal media platforms specified arsenic Snapchat and Instagram. Among them was Shubham Lonkar, a wanted accused who publically claimed work for the execution successful a societal media post.

Using confessional statements and integer evidence, investigators elaborate Bishnoi’s relation successful orchestrating the crime. In 1 recovered conversation, Anmol allegedly instructed the accused to behaviour reconnaissance adjacent Siddique’s Bandra residence, promising rewards for their efforts.

“Ram Ram bhai log, aap sabko Lawrence bhai ne bhi Ram Ram bolne ko bola hai. Kya chal raha hai? Apne ko ek kaam karna hai, himmat rakho. Bandra mey ghar ke paas recce karna hai, ussi country mey ek ghar bhaade se le lo. Apna kaam hone ke baad ek four-wheeler gaadi aur ek level har ek ko milega…usse pehle Rs 5 lakh beforehand dunga. Apne bhai ka badla lena hai. Apne ko apne dharam ke liye jeene ka hai… (Ram Ram brothers. Lawrence bhai [Anmol’s brother, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi] has besides asked maine to accidental hullo to you all. You person to bash 1 job, support courage. You person to behaviour recce successful Bandra and instrumentality a location connected rent successful the aforesaid area. If you bash the job, each 1 of you volition beryllium fixed a car, a level and Rs 5 lakh advance. We person to revenge for our brother. We person to unrecorded for our dharam),” states portion of speech disclosed by an accused.

Police claimed that this speech took spot betwixt Lonkar and Anmol, connected talker phone, successful the beingness of 3 different co-accused.

According to the chargesheet, Anmol framed the execution arsenic revenge for the decease of his subordinate Anuj Thapan, who allegedly died by termination successful May 2024 portion successful custody aft being arrested for firing astatine histrion Salman Khan’s residence. Police judge Siddique was targeted for his adjacent relation with Khan. The pack reportedly intended to dispersed fear, asseverate their dominance, and found an extortion racket successful Mumbai.

The chargesheet besides links Anmol to an earlier firing astatine Salman Khan’s location successful April 2024, allegedly driven by choler implicit Khan’s engagement successful the 1998 blackbuck poaching lawsuit — a revered awesome for the Bishnoi community. Police assertion to person recovered recorded conversations linking Bishnoi to the accused successful that lawsuit arsenic well.

The chargesheet reveals that Snapchat usernames and relationship details were recovered from the seized phones of the accused, on with images of weapons, ammunition, determination snapshots, and photos of Siddique’s residence and office. It besides includes grounds of the accused conducting firing practice.

The chargesheet filed successful the lawsuit earlier this period names 26 arrested accused and 3 wanted accused. The chargesheet besides includes confessional statements of immoderate of the arrested accused. One of them has said that the conspiracy was hatched from earlier June and the accused had rented a level successful Kurla successful August and would behaviour recce of Siddique’s bureau and home, trying to fig retired their regular to beryllium capable to transportation retired the attack.