Mumbai: Mumbai police officer Sachin Vaze, arrested in connection with the seizure of an explosive-laden Scorpio car near Antilia, the home of Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani, has been remanded to NIA custody by the court till March 25. Vaze was arrested late Saturday night by the NIA after a lengthy interrogation. The NIA presented very important evidence in the court on the basis of which Vaze has been arrested.
Vaze, 49, has been booked by the NIA in connection with the SUV and he is also being simultaneously probed by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad for the mystery death of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiren – two cases which sparked off a nationwide political furore.
Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that the action in the case involving the planting of a SUV Scorpio with gelatin sticks and the subsequent death of Hiren “would be based on truth”.
“The matter of the gelatin sticks found in a Scorpio vehicle near Ambani’s residence and the Hiren murder cases are being investigated by NIA and ATS. Action will be taken based on the truth that comes out of it,” he said in brief comments this morning.
While the ruling Shiv Sena slammed the Centre’s moves to unilaterally takeover important cases as demoralising for the Mumbai Police, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party launched a fresh attack on the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.
Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis said Vaze’s arrest is merely the beginning and it is necessary to probe who are the people behind him, supporting him in the government, since the involvement of police officials in crimes will shake the people’s faith in the police.
