India, May 30 -- A special court on Friday refused bail to an accused in the Baba Siddique murder case, saying his role of harbouring the shooters is clearly supported by the material on record.

Nationalist Congress Party leader Siddique (66) was shot dead by three assailants outside his son Zeeshan's office in Mumbai's Bandra (East) area on the night of October 12, 2024.

Special MCOCA judge Satyanarayan R. Navander, in his ruling, noted that accused Amol Gaikwad was involved in the activities of the organised crime syndicate, and his subsequent participation in harbouring the shooters connects him with the conspiracy hatched for committing the heinous offence.

His role cannot be said to be "less significant than that of the other accu...