Ambani safety scare case: NIA seizes Innova car with ‘police’ sticker; probe on
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the restoration of a automobile laden with explosives from outdoors industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence in Mumbai, on Sunday seized a white Innova car, a police official mentioned. It is just not clear if it was the identical Innova that was following the explosives-laden Scorpio earlier than the latter was parked close to Ambani’s residence in south Mumbai on February 25.
According to the police official, the Innova, having Tardeo RTO’s registration quantity and ‘Police’ written on its rear windshield, was dropped at the NIA’s workplace on Pedder Road with the assistance of towing van, hours after the arrest of the Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze in connection with the case.
The NIA arrested Waze late Saturday night time after questioning him for 12 hours over the restoration of the explosive-laden Scorpio close to Ambani’s residence.
The Scorpio discovered parked close to Ambani’s home on Carmichael Road on February 25 contained some gelatin sticks and a menace letter.
Waze, an “encounter specialist”, can also be going through warmth in the homicide case of Thane-based businessman Mansukh Hiran who was in possession of this Scorpio.
Hiran was discovered lifeless in a creek in Thane district on March 5.
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is investigating the Hiran homicide case. It had registered an FIR towards unidentified individuals days after Hiran’s physique was discovered.
Waze, accused by Hiran’s spouse of involvement in her husband’s suspicious loss of life, was shunted out of the Mumbai crime department a number of days again.
(With PTI inputs)
