India, Feb. 10 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to 22-year-old Akashdeep Karaj Singh, an accused in the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique, marking the first instance of bail being granted in the high-profile case.

A single-judge bench of justice Neela Gokhale ordered Singh's release on a personal bond of Rs.1 lakh, observing that the prosecution had failed to place cogent material linking the young accused either to the alleged organised crime syndicate headed by Lawrence and Anmol Bishnoi or to the murder itself.

Siddique, 66, a former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead on October 12, 2024, in Bandra East. The attack occurred around 9.30pm as he stepped out of his son Zeeshan Siddique's off...