The Pune Rural police have apprehended a 23-year-old man named as a suspect in the murder of Punjabi singer and politician Sidhu Moosewala officials said Monday. An official from the Pune Rural police said Santosh Jadhav was detained from Gujarat by one of their teams Sunday night and that his police custody was secured later.
The team has also apprehended one more person associated with Jadhav, who is also believed to be linked to the Sidhu Moosewala case. The police are expected to share more information on the arrests later on Monday, the official cited above said.
Jadhav was earlier wanted by the Pune Rural police in connection with the brutal murder of criminal Onkar Bankhele alias Ranya from the Manchar area of Pune in August 2021. An official of the Pune Rural police said that they have arrested Jadhav in connection with Bankhele’s murder.
Jadhav, who hails from the Pokhari village in the Pune district, has as many as five cases registered against him with Pune Rural police, including those of murder, attempt to murder, and extortion. He has also been booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).