Shivkumar, one of the three shooters in the Baba Siddique murder case, was arrested today from Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh. Sources said he was trying to flee to Nepal. Earlier, 20 people were arrested in the case.

Four others — Anurag Kashyap, Gyan Prakash Tripathi, Akash Srivastava and Akhileshendra Pratap Singh – have been arrested for giving shelter to Shivkumar and helping him escape to Nepal.

The man — on the run since the murder of the NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister last month – was caught in a joint operation of the Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai police. 

Police sources Shiv Kumar admitted during interrogation that he is linked to the Lawrence Vishnoi gang. The murder, he said, was carried out on the instructions of Anmol Vishnoi, who is currently abroad.