Assistant Police Inspector Rajendra Dabhade arrested the two accused in the shooting of Baba Siddique on Saturday. He is attached to the Nirmal Nagar police station and was approximately 300-400 meters away when the incident occurred.
Dabhade was deployed there for the Devi immersion as Siddique’s office is near a lake. Upon hearing the gunfire, he chased the accused and held both.
“I was deployed for Devi immersion near Siddique’s office. At the time, there was a crowd, and when I realised there was a firing at NCP leader Baba Siddique, I chased and caught one of the accused immediately.
However, the second accused ran away and hid in a compound near a children’s home. He jumped inside and concealed himself. I went in; he had a weapon, but due to the darkness and his fear, he did not fire at me. I apprehended him as well, but the third accused escaped.”
