Maharashtra Police seeks Sachin Vaze's transit remand from NIA to probe extortion case

Maharashtra Police has filed a formal application seeking transit remand of suspended API Sachin Vaze for interrogation in an extortion case registered by Goregaon police. Vaze is presently in custody of National Investigation Agency for his alleged role in Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiren death case.

In application filed on Wednesday, state police also sought custody of Vaze's aide, Sunil Mane, for interrogation. This application has been granted.

On or hand, Sachin Vaze’s custody has been sought till October 22 as court awaits a health report from Taloja hospital jail, based on which his remand will be granted.

extortion case concerns a complaint filed this August by private contractor Bimal Agarwal alleging that former Mumbai Commissioner Param Bir Singh along with dismissed assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze extorted lakhs of rupees between January 2020 to March 2021 for “letting him run his hotels in Goregaon and Andheri without any police hassles.” 

Agarwal claims to have paid a sum of Rs 9 lakh in cash along with two Samsung Fold-2 mobile phones worth Rs 2,12,000 to n CP Param Bir through Vaze. contractor also alleged that two officers extorted money from or hotel owners and bookies in Mumbai. FIR filed by Goregaon police states that Param Bir received 75% of cash extorted by Vaze. 

case is now being investigated by Mumbai Crime Branch

Sachin Vaze's plea seeking house arrest dismissed

Earlier on September 29, an NIA court rejected Sachin Vaze's plea to be kept under house custody during course of investigation. A prime accused in Antillia bomb scare and Hiren's death case, Vaze has been accused of murder and terrorism.

tainted officer h filed a plea seeking a three-month house arrest for recovery following his 'heart' surgery. Vaze h undergone an open 'heart' bypass surgery at a private hospital on September 13 after which he was shifted to Tajola Jail Hospital. NIA h urged special court to not permit house custody for dismissed cop saying he may abscond. 

Back on September 3, central agency h filed a 10,000-page long charge sheet in two cases, in which Sachin Vaze, encounter specialist Preep Sharma were charged with murder. As per NIA, over 200 witnesses have recorded ir statements.