Baba Siddique murder case: MCOCA court rejects Aakash Srivastav’s bail plea, SC denies relief to co-accused

A special MCOCA court on September 21 rejected the bail application of Aakash Brijkumar Srivastav, an accused in the alleged organised-crime conspiracy behind the murder of former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique , holding that the material placed by the prosecution prima facie indicated that his alleged role went beyond mere acquaintance with the principal accused.

Special Judge Satyanarayan R. Navander said witness statements regarding Mr. Srivastav’s association with the other accused, call records and the circumstances in which he was apprehended with co-accused Shivkumar Gautam and Harish Kumar Kashyap had to be considered cumulatively.

The court said these circumstances, along with two confessional statements recorded under Section 18 of MCOCA, prima facie connected him to the alleged conspiracy.