Don't wish to die like Stan Swamy: Sachin Waze granted permission to seek treatment at pvt hospital

Sachin Waze| File Pic

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Monday rejected NIA's plea seeking custody to dismissed Mumbai Police officers Sachin Waze and Sunil Mane.

The court allowed Waze to get admitted at a private hospital for the treatment of his heart ailment. The cost of such treatment is to be borne by Waze and his family, the court said.

Waze, currently in judicial custody, had told the court through his lawyer that three of his arteries had "90 per cent blockage" and that doctors had advised immediate surgery for the same.

He urged the court to permit him to seek private medical treatment saying he did not wish to die in custody like tribal rights activist and Jesuit priest Stan Swamy.

Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case, died on July 5, while awaiting bail on health grounds.

On June 9, the court had granted an extension of two months to the National Investigation Agency to submit its charge sheet. The central agency later sought another extension, saying the investigation was still underway.

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The NIA is expected to file a charge sheet soon after receiving an extension.

On Saturday, the NIA filed a plea before the court seeking two-day custody of former Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze and five-day custody of his co-accused and former Police Inspector Sunil Mane.

The NIA had arrested Waze for his alleged involvement in placing an explosives-laden vehicle on Carmichael Road near billionaire Mukesh Ambani's residence Antilia on February 25. Later, he was booked for the murder of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran, who purportedly owned the car.

(With agency inputs)