Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze has been named for the bomb scare outside billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s house, a conspiracy which he planned in order to restore his reputation as a successful cop, senior officials in the National Investigation Agency (NIA) told on Tuesday. Sachin Vaze, a former head of the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Mumbai Crime Branch, was initially the lead investigator after a Scorpio car carrying 20 loose gelatin sticks was found near Ambani’s Antilia on Carmichael Road on February 25.
The case was later transferred to NIA on March 8, and Vaze was arrested on March 13. “Sachin Vaze himself was driving the Scorpio car on February 25, while an Innova that belongs to Mumbai police tailed it. After parking the Scorpio on Carmichael Road, Vaze sat in the Innova and left,” said a senior NIA official. “Vaze wanted to prove to Mumbai Police that he is good at solving a bomb conspiracy so he planned the whole episode to plant explosives outside Antilia. He wanted to come in limelight again,” said an officer.
The investigation agency has ruled out a terror angle in the incident, after certain crucial pieces of evidence were recovered during raids. The NIA confirmed the recovery of certain items and Inspector General Anil Shukla said “We have seized a Mercedes and during the investigation, the car was used by Sachin Vaze, the owner is yet to be known. During the search we recovered more than Rs5 lakh cash, a counting machine, clothes and the original registration number plate of the Scorpio that was found parked near Ambani residence carrying gelatin sticks,” suspended Assistant Police Inspector (API) Sachin Vaze was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week for involvement in placing an explosive-laden SUV near Mukesh Ambani’s residence Antilia last month.
Sachin Vaze has been facing health issues from past one week. After complaining about chest pain Vaze was taken to Mumbai’s J. J. Hospital.
