Thane (Mumbai): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a woman from Mira Bhayandar of Mumbai's Thane during a raid conducted on Thursday night in connection with the probe into the SUV planting and a Thane businessman's death case.
According to sources, the NIA team raided the Seven Eleven complex in the Kankiya area within the limits of Mira Road police station. During the raid, the NIA team broke the locks of Room No. 401 in the C Wing of the building where they found the woman. However, the identity of the woman is not yet ascertained.
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The action, led by an NIA Superintendent of Police-level officer, came following a specific tip-off pertaining to certain meetings held at the restaurant located in the Girgaum area.
On March 21, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) ordered the NIA to take over the Mansukh Hiren death case.
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Hiren, the owner of the vehicle that was found containing explosives materials outside the house of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, was found dead on March 5 in Thane. Investigation into his death was being probed by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), till the MHA handed over the probe to the NIA.
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Vaze, Assistant Police Inspector in the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) who was in charge of the Hiren case, was in NIA custody till March 25, for his alleged role and involvement in placing the explosives-laden vehicle outside the residence of Ambani. Later a special NIA court on March 25 allowed the agency custody till April 3.
