With this, the total number of arrests in the case have gone up to 13, they said.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Mumbai Police crime branch found out the Madhya Pradesh hideout of wanted accused Mahesh Bijlani, younger brother of arrested builder and prime accused Suresh Bijlani, and apprehended him this morning, police said.
"Mahesh Bijlani was taken into custody from a flat in Lake View Enclave Apartment in Bhopal on the basis of human intelligence," Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Sadanand Date said.
Among those arrested include shooters Venkatesh Shettiar, Wajid Qureshi, realty developers Suresh Bijlani, Sumit Bacchewar, and retired 'encounter specialist' Emmanuel Amolik.
Also Read
Business rivalry is suspected to have led to the broad daylight murder, which was caught on CCTV camera.
In May last year, the Crime Branch filed a 1,800-page charge sheet in the Sessions Court here.
Recently, the Bombay high court directed the crime branch to look into "new incriminating material" produced by Loharia's son Sandeep through a petition against former Navi Mumbai police chief Ashok Sharma in connection with the murder case.