Baba Siddique Murder: Man Held From Akola, 26 Arrests Made So Far

A man was arrested on Friday from Maharashtra's Akola district in connection with the Baba Siddique murder case, an official said.

The NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister was shot at on October 12 near his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office in Nirmal Nagar area in Bandra East. He died some time later at a nearby hospital.

A Crime Branch team that had gone to Nagpur in connection with the probe held Sumit Dinkar Wagh (26), a resident of Panaj in Akot tehsil in Akola, the official said.