Mumbai Police Seeks Custody of Anmol Bishnoi; Trial in Absentia Ordered for Two Accused in Baba Siddique Murder
Mumbai Police has requested the Centre to relax restrictions on Anmol Bishnoi's prison movement to interrogate him in the Baba Siddique murder case, where he is named as the alleged mastermind. Meanwhile, a Mumbai special court declared two accused, Shubham Lonkar and Yasin Akhtar, proclaimed offenders and ordered their trial in absentia after they failed to appear despite warrants. The police continue efforts to arrest key suspects amid ongoing investigations linking the Bishnoi gang to multiple high-profile attacks in Mumbai.
First-hand measurement across 5 sources
We measured how 5 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 26%, Centre 74%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (47/100). Lens Score 54/100.
Outlets measured: news18, indianexpress, hindustantimes, freepressjournal, freepressjournal. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (45–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
freepressjournal broke this story on 28 Oct, 08:37 pm. Other outlets followed.