The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday handed over the inquiry into the death of auto parts dealer Mansukh Hiran to the National Investi...
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday handed over the inquiry into the death of auto parts dealer Mansukh Hiran to the National Investigating Agency, reported the Hindustan Times. Hiran is the owner of the explosives-laden SUV found outside the residence of Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai on February 25.
The inquiry was given to the central investigation agency under Section 8 of the NIA Act which says that any connecting offence related to scheduled offence already under investigation can also be taken over by it. The NIA was investigating the bomb threat to the Ambanis while the Maharashtra Police’s Anti-terrorism Squad was looking into Hiran’s death.
The central agency will re-register the first information report by the Mumbai Police in the case and take over case files as well as the autopsy report.
Hiran was found dead in a creek near Mumbai on March 5. His wife Hiran has alleged that Sachin Vaze, the first investigating officer in the bomb scare case, had used the car found outside Ambani’s residence for four months and returned it on February 5. She had also accused Vaze of having a role in her husband’s death.
After the bomb scare case was transferred to the central agency, it had summoned Vaze for questioning. On March 14, the...
