The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday handed over the investigation into the mysterious death of Thane resident Mansukh Hiran to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Maharashtra Police is currently investigating the case.
On 25 February, the Hiran SUV was last captured with gelatin sticks found near Antilia, the home of industrialist Mukesh Ambani. The NIA had earlier arrested police officer Sachin Veg for planting explosives laden Scorpio near Antilia.
An Assistant Inspector of Police (API) along with the Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police was arrested on 13 March under various charges of forgery, criminal intimidation, criminal conspiracy and Explosives Act.
A NIA spokesperson said that the MHA has reported the transfer of the investigation to the NIA and the case will be re-registered by the agency soon.
The explosive case was transferred from the Maharashtra Police to the NIA on 8 March.
The Mumbai Crime Branch officer, who is a former member of the Shiv Sena, has been charged with custodial murder in his previous tenure as a police officer. He was running suspended since 2004 and was reinstated by the Maharashtra government in June 2020.
The SUV was found to have 20 pieces of unbreakable gelatin sticks.
The NIA had on March 16 recovered a black Mercedes Benz used by Mr. Wedge. The abandoned number plate of the SUV, over Rs 5 lakh, a note counting machine and some clothes were recovered from the car.
Deer’s wife Vimala had told the Maharashtra police that her husband was in contact with Mr. Waze and it was the latter who was using the vehicle found near Ambani’s mansion on February 25.
Hiren had told police that the SUV was stolen from the Airoli-Mulund Bridge on 18 February.
According to Thane police, Heeran, who was involved in the extra business of the vehicle, left his shop in an autorickshaw at around 8.30 pm on March 4 and since then his phone has been switched off. His family then filed a missing complaint. His body was exhumed on March 5 from the Thane Creek area.
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