2 more held in Siddique murder; 18 arrests so far

An officer said that both the accused are residents of Karvenagar area of Pune city and were in contact with Pravin Lonkar, one of the alleged conspirators, and another accused Rupesh Mohol.

Lonkar and Mohol, both already arrested, allegedly handed over a 9 mm pistol with ammunition, which were to be used in the crime, to Gulankar and Shaikh, the officer added.

The pistol was recovered during the probe while efforts were on to trace the ammunition.

Siddique (66), a former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead by three gunmen in Mumbai’s Bandra area on October 12.