Antilia Bomb Scare Case: Sachin Vaze’s Close Aide Riyaz Qazi Sent To NIA Custody Till April 16

This came after the NIA arrested Qazi earlier in the day on charges of destroying important evidence in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and Thane-based businessman Mansukh Hiren’s murder.

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Mumbai: A special holiday court on Sunday sent ex-Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) officer Riyaz Qazi, a close aide of suspended Mumbai Police assistant inspector Sachin Vaze, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till April 16.

This came after the NIA arrested Qazi earlier in the day on charges of destroying important evidence in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and Thane-based businessman Mansukh Hiren’s murder.

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The NIA had earlier questioned the ex-CIU officer, who was transferred out of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch in March, in connection with the businessman’s murder.

Earlier on Friday, the NIA questioned Mahesh Shetty, a hotel-cum-bar owner, in connection with the two cases.

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Meanwhile, Vaze is presently in judicial custody till April 23 post his arrest on March 13 in connection with the above mentioned cases.

Earlier in February, an explosives-laden Scorpio was found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's house in south Mumbai with a threat letter inside. Hiren, who was in possession of the SUV, had claimed that it had been stolen a week earlier but the case got murky when he was found dead in a creek in Thane on March 5.