Mumbai: Mumbai Police have initiated the process of dismissing from service suspended cop Sachin Vaze. He was arrested by the NIA in the case of an explosives-laden SUV found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence and the murder of businessman Mansukh Hiran, sources said Tuesday. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested assistant police inspector (API) Sachin Vaze, March 13.
The city police’s special branch recently wrote to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and sought documents pertaining to the case. It had also a copy of the FIR registered in connection with Hiran’s murder and the statement of the businessman’s wife. In the statement she raised suspicion over Vazess role in Hiran’s death, a police official said. The ATS has provided the documents to the Mumbai Police, the official informed. The special branch had also sought similar information from the NIA, the official added.
After receiving the documents, the special branch recently initiated the process to dismissing Vaze from service under Article 311 of the Constitution, sources said.
Based on the documents received from the ATS and the NIA, the special branch will send a proposal to the government to dismiss Vaze from service and a decision will be taken accordingly, they said.
As part of its probe into the Ambani security scare case, the NIA had also arrested API Riyazuddin Kazi, who worked with Vaze in the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU), former policeman Vinayak Shinde and cricket bookie Naresh Gor. Kazi was suspended from service Monday.
The SUV with explosives was found near Ambani’s residence in south Mumbai February 25. Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV, was found dead in a creek in Thane March 5.