India, July 7 -- A 48-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to take legal control of the late Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique's family firm Zears Business India LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) by becoming its authorised signatory. People aware of the matter said Vivek Sabharwal was arrested late on Sunday in Delhi and brought to Mumbai.

The attempt came to light on June 26 when Siddique's son, Zeeshan Siddique, received an email from a mobile service provider about a request for updating the authorised signatory. The mail showed that someone had initiated a request through a spoofed email ID, allegedly to take control over the mobile number linked with the firm and become its authorised signatory.

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