10 June,2021 05:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Mansukh Hiran
A Special court in Mumbai on Wednesday gave 60 days extension to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file its charge sheet in the case of an explosives-laden SUV found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's house and the subsequent murder of businessman Mansukh Hiran.
The deadline for filing the charge sheet was to end on June 10. Former police officer Sachin Waze, arrested on March 13, is a prime accused in the case. Besides Waze, three other former policemen - Riyazuddin Kazi, Sunil Mane, Vinayak Shinde, and a bookie, Naresh Gor, are also accused in the case.
Under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the probe agency can seek time up to total 180 days since the day of the arrest of the accused, to submit the charge sheet. The NIA had earlier moved the special court seeking an extension of 90 days to file the charge sheet.
The agency had said that extension was required to complete the probe against all the accused.
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The NIA, in its plea, stated that due to the novel Coronavirus-induced restrictions in the state, the witnesses were not available for the examination or for collection of documentary evidences.
Moreover, the documents collected during the investigation are voluminous and hence their analysis requires more time.
"The five accused persons, in furtherance of the larger conspiracy along with others, had placed a threat note along with the gelatin sticks (explosives) inside the vehicle in order to threaten the Ambani family, and subsequently a threat letter emerged demanding money by Jaish-ul-Hind, which is a very serious act," the NIA's plea said.
The involvement of Jaish-ul-Hind and its demand for money need deeper probe, it added.
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