The accused, Pravin Lonkar, was arrested on Sunday from Pune. Pics/Shadab Khan and Sameer Abedi
A Mumbai court on Monday remanded the third person arrested for the killing of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique to police custody till October 21
As per the police, Pravin Lonkar's brother Shubham is allegedly associated with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi
The prosecution claimed Shubham Lonkar and other wanted accused had conspired the shooting and supplied arms to the gunmen who attacked the 66-year-old politician, a former MLA from Bandra (West)
They informed the court that Pravin Lonkar has to be taken to Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar for further probe into the case and hence his custody was required
Pravin Lonkar's advocate Prashant Badkar refuted the allegations and said his client was being made a "scapegoat" as the police were unable to apprehend Shubham Lonkar
The advocate maintained the killing was a sensitive case, but there cannot be any allegations of conspiracy against Pravin Lonkar, who runs a dairy shop
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