The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Mumbai Police to file a detailed response to a petition by Shehzeen Siddique, wife of late former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into his murder.

A bench of Justices A.S. Gadkari and R.R. Bhonsale asked the Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) and the investigating officer to submit affidavits addressing the allegations made in the petition. The court has fixed the matter for hearing on December 11 , directing the police to produce the case diary of the probe on the next date.

The direction came after confusion arose over whether the statement of Siddique’s son, Zeeshan, had been formally recorded. While the police maintained that they were in touch with Zeeshan, the petitioner’s couns

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