As Mumbai police claim Lawrence Bishnoi gang killed Baba Siddique, here are 3 unanswered questions

As per the police, when it comes to fear-mongering the Bishnoi gang has usually fired outside the residence of high-profile persons like actor Salman Khan in Mumbai and singer A P Dhillon in Canada. The only time when he has gunned down persons like a gym trainer in Delhi last month has been when he has demanded extortion and the same has not been paid. In the Delhi firing, the police believe deceased Nasar Shah was gunned down as he had told his partner to not pay Rs 5 crore demanded as extortion. So far, there is no indication of any extortion demand to Siddique, leaving the police in the dark about the motive behind the killing of the NCP leader, and attracting greater scrutiny when he could have scared him by firing around him.

The police have claimed that Bishnoi has been using Salman Khan to create fear in the city so that he can start extortion calls in Mumbai, however, since the firing at the actor’s house there have been no extortion calls reported in the city made by Bishnoi gang. While the police claim that it is possible people may not be reporting such calls, the fact that no such extortion call from Bishnoi has been reported so far does not fit their theory.

The murder of Baba Siddique was claimed on Facebook by Shubham Lonkar, a mid-level Bishnoi gang member. He, however, deleted the post and it was circulated as a screenshot. In the past, it is either his brother Anmol Bishnoi or his aide Rohit Gadara — both suspected to be based overseas — who have claimed the firings. A senior officer, however, said whoever has claimed the attack has also been named as wanted accused as the top guys didn’t want one more case against them.