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Mansukh Hiran murder case: NIA to quiz DCP-rank officer
As of now, NIA has recorded the statements of around 40 people and further investigations are on in the Antilia explosives scare as well as Hiran’s death case, added the NIA officer.
Updated on Apr 07, 2021 07:17 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Allegations against Anil Deshmukh: CBI team reaches Mumbai, begins probe
The team will examine several persons including Mumbai Police officers, hotel owners, restaurants etc, said an officer
Published on Apr 07, 2021 01:12 AM IST
₹26.8L taken out from Vaze’s joint account after arrest: NIA
Vaze is also being investigated for his role in the death of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran who is linked to the SUV found parked outside Antilia with 20 loose gelatin sticks and a threatening letter addressed to the industrialist.
Updated on Apr 04, 2021 01:30 AM IST
Manish Pathak & Charul Shah, Mumbai
NIA questions Vaze colleagues in Hiran murder case
Mumbai The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday questioned suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze’s colleagues in connection with the murder of 48-year-old Thane auto parts dealer Mansukh Hiran last month
Published on Apr 03, 2021 12:09 AM IST
Hiran murder: NIA seizes another car
According to police, six handkerchiefs were found stuffed in his mouth while his face was covered by a scarf. All his belongings were missing.
Updated on Apr 02, 2021 02:18 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Mumbai
NIA divers fish out Vaze’s hardware from riverbed
Maharashtra home minister Deshmukh announces probe by a retired high court judge against himself.
Published on Mar 29, 2021 02:11 AM IST
Neeraj ChauhanManish Pathak, New Delhi/mumbai
In Mumbai, an explosive scare, a murder, and now – a political crisis
The case of an SUV in which gelatin sticks were found near Mukesh Ambani’s house has snowballed into a major crisis for the Maharashtra government.
Updated on Mar 27, 2021 11:21 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Abbas Dodhiya and Charul Shah
Hiran murder probe: NIA interrogates Vaze, Shinde and Gor
Delhi/Mumbai: National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials on Thursday night recreated the purported crime scene of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran’s murder at Reti Bunder creek in Thane district with the help of forensic experts, officials said
Published on Mar 27, 2021 01:16 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan and Manish Pathak, Mumbai
Being made a scapegoat, says Sachin Vaze; in custody till April 3
NIA officials have said that Vaze is the man behind the Antilla explosives case. On February 25, a green Scorpio was found parked outside billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s residence.
Published on Mar 26, 2021 04:33 AM IST
Sachin Vaze stayed at 5-star hotel using forged Aadhaar card, fake name: NIA
NIA officials said that a team conducted a search in a room in the Trident hotel at Nariman Point where Vaze reportedly resided from February 16 to February 20
Updated on Mar 23, 2021 10:09 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Mumbai
Bizman Hiran’s body had injuries on head, neck, says ATS officer
ATS is investigating the death of 48-year-old Thane-based auto spare parts dealer who is linked to an explosives-carrying car that was found parked outside billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s house on February 25.
Updated on Mar 19, 2021 02:36 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Mumbai
Former owner of Mercedes denies link to Vaze
Saransh Bhavsar, the previous owner of the Mercedes-Benz car that was allegedly being used by the suspended assistant police inspector, said he did not know Vaze.
Updated on Mar 18, 2021 07:23 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
After raid at Vaze’s office, NIA says he hid evidence
Vaze, who was arrested by NIA and remanded to custody till March 25 by a special NIA court, was lead investigator before the case was transferred to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad a few days later.
Updated on Mar 17, 2021 03:12 AM IST
Manish PathakAnamika Gharat, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Vaze suspended again, CCTV grab under probe
After a CCTV grab showed a person walking near Ambani’s residence, the NIA is investigating whether that person was Vaze.
Published on Mar 16, 2021 06:25 AM IST
Antilia case: Sachin Vaze suspended again
The Mumbai Police on Monday suspended Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze following his arrest by the National Investigation Authority (NIA) in connection with its probe on the recovery of explosives from an SUV parked outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence last month, even as his brother Sudharm Vaze filed a habeas corpus petition in the Bombay high court on Monday against the arrest claiming that Vaze was being made into a “scapegoat” by “certain political powers”
Updated on Mar 16, 2021 12:30 AM IST
Manish Pathak, KAY Dodhiya and Surendra Gangan, Mumbai
In Mumbai, a bomb scare, a murder mystery, and terror angle: What we know so far
Assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze has been remanded to custody till March 25, after the NIA arrested him late Saturday night for his purported role in planting explosives in an SUV found parked outside billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s house on February 25
Updated on Mar 16, 2021 06:57 AM IST
Manish Pathak & Charul Shah
Vaze in NIA custody till Mar 25; focus on 2nd car
Vaze was summoned at the agency’s Mumbai office at Cumballa Hill in south Mumbai around 11:30am on Saturday to record his statement after 20 unassembled gelatin sticks were discovered along with a threat letter in a Scorpio parked outside Ambani’s residence.
Published on Mar 15, 2021 01:38 AM IST
NIA gets Sachin Vaze’s custody till March 25 in Ambani security care probe
Sachin Vaze was arrested late Saturday night by the NIA at their Mumbai office after he was questioned in the case.
Published on Mar 14, 2021 05:20 PM IST
Manish Pathak, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Ambani security scare probe: Sachin Vaze remanded to NIA custody till March 25
Mansukh Hiran's wife accused Vaze of killing her husband and claimed that Vaze was pressurising Hiran to get arrested in the case.
Updated on Mar 14, 2021 04:59 PM IST
Bomb threat to death: Decoding the case
Shortly after Hiran’s body washed up in a creek in Thane on March 5, his family stopped talking to the media. Till then, Hiran, Vimla; brother, Vinod (50), and older son, Meet (21), had addressed the scrutiny that accompanied the discovery that the Scorpio had been traced to them.
Updated on Mar 11, 2021 03:28 AM IST
Anamika GharatManish Pathak, Mumbai
Mansukh Hiran death: Know Sachin Vaze, the police officer who was transferred
On Wednesday, Vaze reached the Mumbai police headquarters in Crawford Market around noon and had a two-hour long meeting with Mumbai police commissioner Parambir Singh. Through the course of the day, he also met other senior officers in the crime branch.
Published on Mar 11, 2021 12:28 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Mumbai
Mansukh Hiran: The mysterious death that has gripped Mumbai
On February 25, an SUV with loose sticks of Gelatin was found parked outside Mukesh Ambani’s house. It was traced back to a Thane auto parts businessman, but on March 5, his body washed up ashore in a creek outside Mumbai. Here’s what we know so far
Updated on Mar 10, 2021 02:53 PM IST
Anamika Gharat and Manish Pathak
Ambani security threat: Political slugfest over death of car owner
Fadnavis accused the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of shielding assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze and called for his arrest under section 201 of Indian Penal Code
Updated on Mar 10, 2021 04:30 AM IST
Surendra P Gangan and Manish Pathak, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Cops continue hunt for suspects as CCTV footage provides little clues
On the afternoon of February 25, the Scorpio was found abandoned on Carmichael Road, around 600 metres away from Mukesh Ambani's residence. Twenty loose gelatin sticks were found in the car, although there was no timer or detonation device.
Published on Mar 01, 2021 06:51 AM IST
Car with explosives found near Mukesh Ambani’s residence
Police said the vehicle — a green Scorpio with a wrong number plate had around 20 Gelatin sticks in it — was about 600 metres away from the house of Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani on Altamount Road.
Published on Feb 26, 2021 04:01 AM IST
Vijay Kumar YadavManish Pathak
Resident doctor dies by suicide at Mumbai hospital, say police
Police said the reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained. They said the matter came to light on Monday when a colleague of the doctor found him lying unconscious on his bed
Published on Feb 16, 2021 01:20 PM IST
3 trapped crew members of Greatship Rohini found dead in search operation
Bodies of two seafarers were found from the tween-deck area, burnt beyond recognition and the third body with burn injuries was found from the engine control room
Published on Feb 14, 2021 04:02 PM IST
Manish Pathak, Mumbai
Mumbai crime branch busts CDR racket, two held
Accessing someone’s personal data like call details, mobile locations and bank statements is illegal, but the accused used to illegally obtain all the details and sell the same to their clients, according to the police.
Published on Feb 08, 2021 10:13 PM IST
2 traffickers including one who used Mercedes car to push drugs nabbed in Mumbai
One of the two dealers was allegedly using his high-end car to peddle and distribute drugs to high profile customers in Mumbai’s western suburbs
Published on Feb 07, 2021 08:14 PM IST
Mumbai Police nab more than 100 criminals in Operation All Out ahead of R-Day
Mumbai Police had started Operation All Out to maintain law and order in the city and is carried out once or twice a month.
Published on Jan 24, 2021 06:56 PM IST