India, Oct. 22 -- MUMBAI: Over two years after former Maharashtra minister and senior NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead in Bandra, a special MCOCA court on Wednesday asked Mumbai police to explain why they had not secured the presence of alleged mastermind Anmol Bishnoi in court, even though he is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.

Special Judge Satyanarayan Navander asked the prosecution whether it had approached the central government to withdraw the order restricting Bishnoi's physical removal from prison. The central government order, issued on December 5, 2025 under Section 303 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), bars Bishnoi's removal from Tihar Jail for one year or until the completion of the trial in the specified...