The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided the residence of former encounter specialist police officer Pradeep Sharma in suburban Andheri in reference to the Antilia bomb case and probe into the homicide of Mansukh Hiran.
An NIA crew together with CRPF personnel raided Sharma’s home at JB Nagar in Andheri West round 6 am, the official mentioned.
A search is on, he mentioned.
According to sources, Sharma can also be being questioned by the NIA crew in reference to the case.
The roads resulting in the constructing, the place Sharma lives, have been cordoned off by central safety forces and public motion has been restricted within the space.
After getting details about the raid, Mumbai Police additionally deployed its troopers on the spot.
Earlier, Sharma was questioned by the NIA for 2 days at its workplace in south Mumbai as a part of the probe.
The central probe company had earlier arrested former cops Sachin Waje, Riyazuddin Qazi, Sunil Mane, former police constable Vinayak Shinde and cricket bookie Naresh Gaur for his or her involvement within the case.
It had just lately arrested Santosh Shelar and Anand Jadhav on this connection. The NIA has mentioned that these two have been allegedly concerned in a conspiracy to plant an SUV containing explosives close to the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani.
The SUV was discovered unclaimed close to Ambani’s South Mumbai residence Antilia on February 25 this yr. Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran, who was in possession of the car, was discovered lifeless in Mumbra drain on March 5.
The two associated instances, which have been earlier being probed by the Maharashtra Police, have been later taken over by the NIA.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
