Antilia Bomb Scare Case: Arrested Mumbai Cop Sachin Vaze Slapped With UAPA By NIA

Sachin Vaze has been charged under sections 16 and 18 of the UAPA, which deals with an individual or a group conspiring or attempt to commit or advocates, abets, the commission of a terrorist act.

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Mumbai: Tained Mumbai Police 'encouner specialist' Sachin Vaze was slapped with stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act by the National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Wednesday. Billed as a prime accused, Assistant Police Inspector (API) Vaze was arrested by NIA on March 13 in connection with Scorpio SUV with 20 gelatin sticks and a threat note, parked near Antilia, the home of industrialist Mukesh Ambani."

"The agency has added the sections of the UA(P)A against Vaze, who was arrested on March 13 in connection with Scorpio SUV with 20 gelatin sticks and a threat note, parked near Antilia, the home of industrialist Mukesh Ambani," an NIA official told news agency IANS.

As per reports, has been charged under sections 16 and 18 of the UAPA, which deals with an individual or a group conspiring or attempt to commit or advocates, abets, the commission of a terrorist act.

The NIA had taken over the SUV case probe on March 3 after notification from the Central government.

The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), which is probing the businessman Mansukh Hiran's death aspect of the case, was planning to seek Vaze's custody on Thursday. ATS has called him 'mastermind' of Hiran death case.

In a major development, ATS, earlier this week, claimed that it has solved the Hiran case with the arrest of two persons and was in the process of winding up the probe.

However, late last week, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the investigative agency to also take over probe the mysterious death of Thane-based businessman Hiran, whose body was found from the marshes in Thane Creek on March 5.