Mumbai: After big criticism and strain by the centre on the Maharashtra authorities, the Mansukh Hiren homicide case that’s linked to the bomb scare exterior Mukesh Ambani’s residence has been transferred to the National Investigation Agency.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) handed over the Mansukh Hiren homicide probe to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The probe has been handed over to the NIA beneath part 8 of the NIA Act which says that any connecting offence associated to a scheduled offence already beneath investigation may also be taken over by the central company. The NIA will re-register the Mumbai police FIR within the homicide case and take over the case file in addition to the submit mortem report.
The central company is already investigating the case of an explosive-laden SUV being discovered close to Antilia final month and had arrested encounter specialist Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze on this connection.
Since the 2 instances are interlinked, BJP has been demanding that the Hiren dying case also needs to be handed over to the NIA.
Maharashtra dwelling minister Anil Deshmukh met NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Delhi on Friday and briefed him concerning the developments associated to the 2 instances.
Mansukh Hiren dying case
Mansukh Hiren, the purported proprietor of the automotive which contained gelatin sticks and was discovered exterior industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence in Mumbai final month. Hiren’s useless physique was fished out from a creek in neighbouring Thane district on the morning of March 5, hours after he went “missing”.
On March 7, the Maharashtra ATS had registered a case of homicide towards unidentified individuals.
