Investigations into the murder of senior NCP leader and former Bandra MLA Baba Siddique have revealed that the weapons used in the shooting were procured from Rajasthan. Authorities have repeatedly issued alerts about weapons being smuggled from Pakistan through the Rajasthan and Punjab borders. Officials are now verifying if the same route was used to smuggle the arms used in Siddique’s assassination on October 12.

The Crime Branch has seized three weapons from the accused arrested so far—an Austrian-made Glock pistol and a locally-made “desi katta”. A third weapon, found near the crime scene 48 hours later, was identified as a Turkish-made firearm. It was later confirmed that this weapon was used by the absconding accused, Shivkumar Gautam. Additionally, 58 live bullets have been seized from the accused.