Shivkumar Gautam, the alleged main shooter in the Baba Siddique murder, remained at the spot for 20 minutes after the NCP leader was gunned down on October 12, an official said on Thursday.
He changed his clothes and returned to the spot, the official added.
“He had thrown a bag carrying his shirt, pistol and his Aadhaar card at the spot. After the shooting, he found people were in panic and a large number of policemen had arrived. He also observed police were asking bystanders for leads on the perpetrators,” the official said.
He saw that two of his associates had been nabbed from the spot itself, the official added.
“Gautam took an autorickshaw and went near Lilavati hospital, where Siddique was admitted, to get confirmation on whether he had died. At 10.47 pm, he left for Kurla railway station. While on the train, he threw his mobile phone somewhere. Efforts are on to trace it,” the official said.