Ambani bomb scare: Sachin Vaze sent to NIA custody till March 25

Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze. Credit: PTI Photo

A day after Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze was arrested by the National Investigation Agency, a special court in Mumbai has sent him to NIA custody till March 25.

Amid tight security, Vaze (49) was produced before a special court set up under NIA Act, where he was remanded to custody.

Earlier, he was taken for medical examination at the Sir JJ Hospital for a Covid-19 test.

Vaze has been booked by the NIA in connection with the planting of gelatin stick-laden Scorpio SUV near the residence of RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani. He is also under scanner for the case, which is being investigated by the state Anti-Terrorism Squad, involving the death of the SUV owner Mansukh Hiren.