NCP leader Baba Siddiqui murder mastermind and gangster Zeeshan Akhtar alias Jassi alias Yasin Akhtar has been detained by the police in Canada. Sources in the Mumbai Police have confirmed on Tuesday night that the Canada Police has taken Zeeshan Akhtar into custody. Now the necessary process is being started to bring him to India.
According to sources, the Mumbai Police has received input from Canada that Zeeshan Akhtar has been detained by the police officers there. He is accused of plotting to kill Baba Siddiqui, which was held on 12 October 2024 in Bandra, Mumbai last year. Zeeshan was absconding since this incident. The police had been searching for him for a long time.
According to the Punjab Police, Zeeshan Akhtar has been associated with the gang of infamous gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. He was also associated with Pune gangster Saurabh Mahakal. Saurabh was questioned by Mumbai Police about the letter sent threatened to Salim Khan, father of Bollywood actor Salman Khan. Zeeshan did Reiki of Dera lovers in Punjab at the behest of Vikram Brar, close to Lawrence.
In Punjab, Zeeshan Akhtar has many cases of murder, attempt to murder, extortion and robbery. He used to stay in direct contact with Lawrence’s brother Anmol Bishnoi. Used to talk to him through a special app. Saurabh Mahakal had stopped at his house several times in Punjab. Jalandhar police arrested Zeeshan in the case of murder and robbery in the year 2022.
Meanwhile, he met some operatives of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in Patiala Jail. He gave him a contract to kill Baba Siddiqui. After being released from jail, Zeeshan met Gurmail Singh in Kaithal, Haryana. He was the one who instructed Gurmel, Dharmaraj Kashyap and Shivkumar regarding the conspiracy to kill Baba Siddiqui.
Let us tell you that former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddiqui was murdered outside his son office in Bandra, Mumbai. Six bullets were fired in this incident. At that time, the gang of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi took responsibility for this incident. He claimed that Baba Siddiqui’s close relationship with Salman Khan was the reason for his target.
Zeeshan Akhtar was identified as the mastermind during the investigation of the case. He was absconding since this incident. Even after that, he was involved in many different incidents in the country. His name was also revealed in the case of throwing grenade at the house of leader Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar, Punjab. This incident was carried out at his behest.