Waze Granted Bail
Special NIA Court Grants Sachin Waze Bail in Antilia and Hiran Cases
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A special National Investigation Agency court granted former Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze bail in the Antilia explosives scare and Mansukh Hiran murder cases, finding that prosecutors had not established a prima facie terrorism case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The judge said there was no evidence the Ambani family had been terrorized and noted that the gelatin sticks found in the SUV lacked detonators; Hiran’s death, the court said, remained a separate murder charge. Bail conditions include a personal bond and surety, surrendering his passport, and restrictions on entering several districts except to attend trial. The NIA alleges Waze arranged for the SUV to be planted outside Mukesh Ambani’s home and conspired in Hiran’s killing; those allegations remain part of the case.
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The court set bail at a personal bond of ₹1 lakh and one surety for the same amount.
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Waze’s lawyers also argued for bail on the ground of his long incarceration, among other grounds, according to LiveLaw.
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The cases arose from three linked FIRs: the first followed Mansukh Hiran’s report that his Scorpio had been stolen; the second was registered after the vehicle was found outside Antilia; and the third followed Hiran’s wife’s complaint alleging foul play in his death.
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The NIA alleged that Waze sought to rebuild his reputation as a “super cop” and planned to terrorise wealthy people by planting explosives-laden vehicles in Mumbai’s Malabar Hill area.
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According to the NIA’s allegations, officer Sunil Mane drew Hiran from his home and handed him to contract killers allegedly supplied by former encounter specialist Pradip Sharma; the killers then smothered Hiran and dumped his body near Mumbra.
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