Mumbai, Feb. 10 -- A Special Court under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) framed charges against 27 accused in the Baba Siddique murder case here on Tuesday.
The charges have been brought against 27 accused, including the alleged shooter, in the murder of NCP leader and former minister Baba Siddique in October 2024, under provisions of the MCOCA, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bombay Police Act and Arms Act.
Fifteen of the 27 were produced physically before the special court from the Mumbai Central Prison and Kalyan jail, while the remaining, lodged in Thane, were produced through videoconferencing. All of them pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Out of the 27 accused, only 22-year-old Akashdeep Karaj Singh, has been...