Mansukh Hiren death case: Thane sessions court asks ATS to stop investigation & hand over case to NIA

Thane sessions court in Maharashtra on Wednesday asked Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to stop investigation of Mansukh Hiren death case & hand over the case to NIA. NIA had approached the court after ATS was not handing over the case to NIA despite MHA's orders in this regard..

Three days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) ordered the National Investigative Agency to take over the Mansukh Hiren death case, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is yet to hand over relevant documents, the NIA informed the Special NIA Court on Tuesday.

Hiren, the owner of the vehicle that was found containing explosives materials outside the house of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Amb, was found dead on March 5 in Thane. Investigation into his death was being probed by Maharashtra ATS, till the MHA on Saturday handed over the probe to the NIA.

Sachin Vaze, Assistant Police Inspector in the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) who was in charge of the Hiren case, has been sent to NIA custody till March 25, for his alleged role and involvement in placing the explosives-laden vehicle outside the residence of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Amb.

Earlier on Tuesday, Maharashtra ATS Chief Jaijeet Singh informed that a Volvo Car had been seized from Daman in connection with the Hiren's death. The car has been sent for analysis by the Forensic Science Laboratory in Mumbai.

Maharashtra: Thane sessions court has asked ATS to stop investigation of Mansukh Hiren death case & hand over the case to NIA.

NIA has approached the court after ATS was not handing over the case to NIA despite MHA's orders in this regard..

— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2021