Sachin Waze's police custody extended till November 15

A court in Mumbai has sent Sachin Waze to police custody till November 15 in connection with an extortion case. A case was registered on July 23 against Waze, former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, and others at Goregaon Police Station.

Mumbai: Mumbai's Esplanade Court on Saturday sent Sachin Waze to police custody till November 15 in connection with an extortion case. Earlier on November 1, the Esplanade Court had sent Sachin Waze to the crime branch's custody till November 6 in connection with the case.

A case of extortion was registered on July 23 against Sachin Waze, former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, and others at Goregaon Police Station, and the investigation was handed over to Mumbai Police's Crime Branch. Singh had alleged that former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), had indulged in "malpractices" and asked suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze to collect Rs 100 crores every month.

NIA arrested Waze in March in connection with the investigation into the recovery of explosives from a car parked near Mukesh Ambani's house in Mumbai. Waze is the prime accused of placing an explosives-laden vehicle near Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani's house Antilia in Mumbai on February 25.

Waze was also accused of the murder of Mansukh Hiren, the owner of the vehicle that was found containing explosives materials outside Antilia. Hiren was found dead on March 5 in Thane. He was dismissed from service in May 2021.

ANI