NIA INVOKES UAPA AGAINST SACHIN VAZE
MUMBAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze in connection with the bomb threat case outside billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s house in south Delhi.
Meanwhile, the chief metropolitan magistrate court in Thane directed the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) to transfer the Mansukh Hiran murder case to the NIA forthwith.
Forty-eight-year-old Hiran, linked to the explosive-laden Mahindra Scorpio parked near Ambani’s residence, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on March 5.
MUMBAI: The National Investigation Agency has invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case.
Under UAPA, the maximum police custody can be of 30 days. The investigating agency can get an extension of 90 days to file a charge sheet (additional to the usual 90 days). Securing bail will be much more tough in comparison with other sections.
The NIA has told the Special NIA court that Mansukh Hiran murder case is also connected so that will be investigated with this case. Also Thane Sessions court has told ATS to stop investigation into the Mansukh Hiran murder case and handover all documents to NIA today.
The arrested Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze, whose name came up in Mansukh Hiran’s death case allegedly used a fake Aadhaar card while booking a room in a 5-star hotel in Mumbai, said NIA sources.
According to NIA sources, Vaze booked a room in a 5-star hotel in Mumbai between February 16 to 20. He is also seen carrying five bags in the hotel in CCTV footage. Vaze was arrested in connection with the investigation into the recovery of explosives from a car parked near Mukesh Ambani’s house in Mumbai on February 25. Vaze who was transferred to the Citizen Facilitation Centre at Mumbai Police Headquarters after his name came up in Hiren’s death case, has been sent to the NIA custody till March 25, in connection with his alleged role and involvement in placing an explosivesladen vehicle. Hiran, the owner of the vehicle that was found containing explosives outside the house of Mukesh Ambani, was found dead in a creek on March 5 in Thane.