In a major development in Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case, CCTV footage has emerged showing suspended Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze and convicted cop Vinayak Shinde traveling in a car three days before Mansukh Hiren’s death. At around 7 p.m. on March 2, the black Audi was spotted on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. This is the eighth vehicle associated with Vaze in connection with the Antilia bomb scare and the Mansukh Hiren dhobi case.
A green Scorpio, a white Innova, two black Mercedes Benz cars, a Land Cruiser Prado, a black Volvo, and a white Mitsubishi Outlander have all been seized by the agency. According to sources, the same black Audi was frequently parked outside the Mumbai Police Headquarters. The NIA is now examining footage from other CCTV cameras to determine the whereabouts of the accused.
According to sources, the NIA obtained CCTV footage at a toll plaza. According to them, the central agency has yet to seize the Audi.
The NIA searched a hotel and a club in south Mumbai, as well as a flat in neighboring Thane, as part of its investigation into the discovery of an explosives-laden SUV near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s home and the murder of businessman Mansukh Hiranandani. Around 12.45 p.m., a team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived at the Soni building, which houses the hotel and the club.
Customers and employees of the hotel, which is located near the Babulnath temple, were asked to leave.
During the investigation, the NIA sleuths spoke with a few people at the club and the hotel, according to the official. The investigation team left the location a According to sources, the NIA recently brought suspended Mumbai police officer Sachin Vaze, who was arrested last month in connection with the case, to the Babulnath area as part of its investigation.
Another NIA team conducted searches at a flat in Thane’s Mira Road area. According to sources, the flat was in the possession of a woman and had been locked for more than two weeks. According to NIA sources, the gelatin sticks discovered in the vehicle near Ambani’s home were obtained by Vaze himself.
With the assistance of divers, the NIA recovered a laptop, a printer, two hard disks, two vehicle license plates, two digital video recorders (DVRs), and two CPUs from the Mithi river here on Sunday. The agency is investigating Vaze’s alleged role in parking the explosives-laden SUV near Ambani’s residence on February 25 and the murder of businessman Mansukh Hiran.
On March 5, the body of Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV, was discovered in a creek in Mumbra town, Thane district.