Mumbai, 14th Nov: Shiv Kumar Gautam, the main suspect in the high-profile murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, was apprehended near the Nepal border on Sunday after a coordinated effort by the Mumbai Crime Branch and the Uttar Pradesh Police Special Task Force (STF). Gautam allegedly shot Siddique outside his son’s office building in Bandra on October 12, fatally injuring the 66-year-old NCP leader, who later succumbed to his injuries at Lilavati Hospital.
According to police, Gautam lingered outside Lilavati Hospital for 30 minutes after the shooting to confirm Siddique’s fate before fleeing. Surveillance later revealed that Gautam planned to meet two aides, Dharmaraj Kashyap and Gurmail Singh, at Ujjain railway station, where a Bishnoi gang member was expected to help them escape to Vaishno Devi. However, police intercepted Kashyap and Singh, unraveling Gautam’s escape plot.
The breakthrough in the case came through late-night internet calls and unusual purchases, which raised suspicions and led authorities to Nanpara, a remote village near the Nepal border. Surveillance of Gautam’s four accomplices, who purchased clothing in various sizes and planned a clandestine rendezvous in a forest outside Nanpara, ultimately exposed Gautam’s hideout.
The accomplices, identified as Anurag Kashyap, Gyan Prakash Tripathi, Akash Srivastava, and Akhilendra Pratap Singh, were intercepted at a bridge outside Nanpara, providing police with critical information on Gautam’s location. Officers arrested him in a secluded hamlet of approximately 15 huts, bringing an end to the manhunt.
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