NIA's 10 thousand page indictment against 10 including Sachin Waze

Antilia Explosive and Mansukh Deer Murder Chapter

MUMBAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today filed a 10,000-page indictment against 10 people, including sacked police officer Sachin Waze, in a special NIA court in Mumbai in connection with the Antelia blast and Mansukh Hiran murder case.

Apart from Waz, former encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma, sacked API Riazuddin Kazi, Sunil Mane, Constable Vinayak Shinde, Naresh Gore, Santosh Shelar, Anand Jadhav, Manish Soni and Satish Mutkari have been named as accused.

According to sources in the case, the investigating agency last month granted the court 30 days, seeking more time to complete the court process. The agency filed the chargesheet today, just two days before the deadline.

The whole affair relates to the explosives found in a car near Antilia, the residence of renowned businessman Mukesh Ambani in South Mumbai on February 25 this year. The case is also linked to the murder of Mansukh Hiran, a Thane businessman. Mansukh Hiran's body was found in a creek near Thane.

A Scorpio car was found abandoned on February 25 near Antilia, the residence of the country's top businessman Mukesh Ambani. Police seized 20 sticks of gelatin from the car.

The entire case was investigated by API Sachin Waze, who is on duty at the Mumbai Police Crime Branch. However the investigation of this whole chapter was later handed over to the NIA. Meanwhile, on March 5, the body of Scorpio owner Mansukh Hiran was found in a creek near Thane.

The Maharashtra ATSA had registered a case of murder in this regard. Meanwhile, Mumbai Crime Branch API Sachin Waze was arrested on March 13. The investigation into both the cases was then handed over to the NIA. The NIA investigation revealed one shocking revelation after another and the involvement of police department officials in both cases.