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	'''Sachin Hindurao Vaze''' (born 22 February 1972) is a suspended Assistant Police Inspector of the [[India\|Indian]] state of [[Maharashtra]] ([[Maharashtra Police]]). He is currently in the ~~custody of the [[National Investigation Agency]]~~ for his alleged involvement in the murder of [[Mansukh Hiren]] and the [[2021 Antilla bomb scare\|2021 Antilla Bomb Scare]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Shaikh \|first1=Mustafa \|title=Mansukh Hiren murder solved, claims Maharashtra ATS officer day after NIA took over probe \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mansukh-hiren-murder-maharashtra-ats-nia-case-solved-sachin-vaze-1781952-2021-03-21 \|access-date=23 March 2021 \|work=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>		'''Sachin Hindurao Vaze''' (born 22 February 1972) is a suspended Assistant Police Inspector of the [[India\|Indian]] state of [[Maharashtra]] ([[Maharashtra Police]]). He is currently in the Taloja Jail for his alleged involvement in the murder of [[Mansukh Hiren]] and the [[2021 Antilla bomb scare\|2021 Antilla Bomb Scare]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Shaikh \|first1=Mustafa \|title=Mansukh Hiren murder solved, claims Maharashtra ATS officer day after NIA took over probe \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mansukh-hiren-murder-maharashtra-ats-nia-case-solved-sachin-vaze-1781952-2021-03-21 \|access-date=23 March 2021 \|work=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>

	Vaze is an "encounter specialist" with the [[Mumbai Encounter Squad]]. He was involved with the deaths of as many as 63 alleged criminals. He was suspended for 17 years after his arrest in the custodial death of Khwaja Yunus, but was granted bail and later reinstated in June 2020. He led the [[Raigad district\|Raigad]] police team in the arrest of [[Republic TV]] editor-in-chief, [[Arnab Goswami]]. In March 2021, he was arrested again for his role and involvement in the Antilla Bomb Scare. After his arrest, he was suspended once again from police service.		Vaze is an "encounter specialist" with the [[Mumbai Encounter Squad]]. He was involved with the deaths of as many as 63 alleged criminals. He was suspended for 17 years after his arrest in the custodial death of Khwaja Yunus, but was granted bail and later reinstated in June 2020. He led the [[Raigad district\|Raigad]] police team in the arrest of [[Republic TV]] editor-in-chief, [[Arnab Goswami]]. In March 2021, he was arrested again for his role and involvement in the Antilla Bomb Scare. After his arrest, he was suspended once again from police service.

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	== 2021 Mukesh Ambani/Antilia bomb scare case ==		== 2021 Mukesh Ambani/Antilia bomb scare case ==
			{{main\|Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case}}
	On February 25, 2021, a [[Mahindra Scorpio]] SUV with fake license plates and around 20 explosive gelatin sticks was parked outside Mumbai businessman [[Mukesh Ambani\|Mukesh Ambani's]] residence [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first=Divyesh\|last=Singh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb threat: CCTV captures suspect parking explosive-laden SUV, man wore PPE kit\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/suspect-caught-on-cctv-explosives-laden-suv-mukesh-ambani-antilia-1777188-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> The explosives were not connected and no detonator was found. Instead, a warning note was found inside stating that this was just a trailer (introduction to an upcoming movie).<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/just-a-trailer-says-letter-found-in-car-near-mukesh-ambani-s-residence-101614373353697.html Just a trailer, says letter found in car near Mukesh Ambani's residence, Vijay Kumar Yadav, Hindustan Times, FEB 27, 2021]</ref> Vaze was the first investigating officer in the bomb-scare case. <ref name="reconstruction" /> The presumed car owner, [[Mansukh Hiren]], who had filed a police complaint about the SUV being stolen, was later found dead in a creek near [[Thane]] on March 5, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 7, 2021\|title=Ambani bomb scare: ATS registers murder case into SUV owner's death\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mumbai-suv-owner-death-ats-registers-murder-case/articleshow/81377960.cms\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> Three days before his death, Hiren had written a letter accusing the police of harassment. The leader of opposition of Maharashtra, [[Devendra Fadnavis]] demanded the arrest of Vaze for Hiren's alleged murder.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref> Fadnavis claimed that Hiren's wife suspected that Vaze killed her husband.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first1=Kamlesh Damodar\|last1=Sutar\|first2=Mustafa\|last2=Shaikh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb scare: Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mukesh-ambani-bomb-scare-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-1777228-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>		On February 25, 2021, a [[Mahindra Scorpio]] SUV with fake license plates and around 20 explosive gelatin sticks was parked outside Mumbai businessman [[Mukesh Ambani\|Mukesh Ambani's]] residence [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first=Divyesh\|last=Singh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb threat: CCTV captures suspect parking explosive-laden SUV, man wore PPE kit\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/suspect-caught-on-cctv-explosives-laden-suv-mukesh-ambani-antilia-1777188-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> The explosives were not connected and no detonator was found. Instead, a warning note was found inside stating that this was just a trailer (introduction to an upcoming movie).<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/just-a-trailer-says-letter-found-in-car-near-mukesh-ambani-s-residence-101614373353697.html Just a trailer, says letter found in car near Mukesh Ambani's residence, Vijay Kumar Yadav, Hindustan Times, FEB 27, 2021]</ref> Vaze was the first investigating officer in the bomb-scare case. <ref name="reconstruction" /> The presumed car owner, [[Mansukh Hiren]], who had filed a police complaint about the SUV being stolen, was later found dead in a creek near [[Thane]] on March 5, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 7, 2021\|title=Ambani bomb scare: ATS registers murder case into SUV owner's death\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mumbai-suv-owner-death-ats-registers-murder-case/articleshow/81377960.cms\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> Three days before his death, Hiren had written a letter accusing the police of harassment. The leader of opposition of Maharashtra, [[Devendra Fadnavis]] demanded the arrest of Vaze for Hiren's alleged murder.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref> Fadnavis claimed that Hiren's wife suspected that Vaze killed her husband.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first1=Kamlesh Damodar\|last1=Sutar\|first2=Mustafa\|last2=Shaikh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb scare: Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mukesh-ambani-bomb-scare-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-1777228-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>

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	In a March 21 statement, the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad named Vaze as the prime suspect in Mansukh Hiran’s murder case. ATS has arrested cricket bookie Naresh Ramniklal Ghor and police officer Vinayak Balasaheb Shinde, who worked with Vaze, for their involvement.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/mansukh-hiran-murder-mystery-solved-sachin-vaze-the-prime-accused-says-maharashtra-ats-101616356727335.html Mansukh Hiran murder mystery solved, Sachin Vaze the prime accused, says Maharashtra ATS, Vijay Kumar Yadav and Anamika Gharat, Hindustan Times, MAR 22, 2021]</ref> <ref>{{Cite web\|date=April 2, 2021\|title=CCTV footage shows Sachin Vaze driving with accused Shinde in an Audi\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/cctv-footage-shows-sachin-vaze-driving-with-accused-shinde-in-an-audi-969338.html\|url-status=live\|website=deccan herald}}</ref>Officer Shinde had allegedly asked Hiren to meet him at [[Ghodbunder Road]]. Shinde was a constable in the same crime branch unit where Vaze was posted, and was already serving a life sentence after being convicted in the fake encounter case of ''Lakhan Bhaiyya,'' but was out on furlough.		In a March 21 statement, the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad named Vaze as the prime suspect in Mansukh Hiran’s murder case. ATS has arrested cricket bookie Naresh Ramniklal Ghor and police officer Vinayak Balasaheb Shinde, who worked with Vaze, for their involvement.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/mansukh-hiran-murder-mystery-solved-sachin-vaze-the-prime-accused-says-maharashtra-ats-101616356727335.html Mansukh Hiran murder mystery solved, Sachin Vaze the prime accused, says Maharashtra ATS, Vijay Kumar Yadav and Anamika Gharat, Hindustan Times, MAR 22, 2021]</ref> <ref>{{Cite web\|date=April 2, 2021\|title=CCTV footage shows Sachin Vaze driving with accused Shinde in an Audi\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/cctv-footage-shows-sachin-vaze-driving-with-accused-shinde-in-an-audi-969338.html\|url-status=live\|website=deccan herald}}</ref>Officer Shinde had allegedly asked Hiren to meet him at [[Ghodbunder Road]]. Shinde was a constable in the same crime branch unit where Vaze was posted, and was already serving a life sentence after being convicted in the fake encounter case of ''Lakhan Bhaiyya,'' but was out on furlough.

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	<b>Extortion allegation</b> Vaze's supervisor, [[Param Bir Singh]], who had worked closely with him, was removed from his post of Mumbai Police Commissioner. Singh claimed, in a detailed letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister, that Vaze was involved in a scheme to collect [[Indian rupee sign\|₹]]100 [[Crore]] from businesses in Mumbai per month as demanded by the Maharashtra home minister [[Anil Deshmukh]].<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/param-bir-singh-letter-maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-full-text-1781642-2021-03-20 Full text of ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh's sensational letter to CM Uddhav Thackeray, India Today, March 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/anil-deshmukh-minister-in-eye-of-storm-7237706/ Anil Deshmukh: The rise and fall of Maharashtra’s unique statesman, Zeeshan Shaikh, Indian Express, March 21, 2021]</ref> Deshmukh's office denied the claim and stated that Param Bir Singh made false allegations against him to save himself from legal action.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-rubbishes-param-bir-singh-s-extortion-claims-101616248976454.html Param Bir Singh alleges Deshmukh asked Vaze to extort ₹100 cr; minister denies, Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, MAR 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/maharashtra/former-mumbai-commissioner-parmbir-singh-letter-raised-several-questions-on-anil-deshmukh-587280.html क्या मनसुख हिरेन केस NIA के पास जाने से महाराष्ट्र की राजनीति में मची हलचल?, Shivangi Thakur, TV9,21 March 21]</ref>		<b>Extortion allegation</b> Vaze's supervisor, [[Param Bir Singh]], who had worked closely with him, was removed from his post of Mumbai Police Commissioner. Singh claimed, in a detailed letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister, that Vaze was involved in a scheme to collect [[Indian rupee sign\|₹]]100 [[Crore]] from businesses in Mumbai per month as demanded by the Maharashtra home minister [[Anil Deshmukh]].<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/param-bir-singh-letter-maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-full-text-1781642-2021-03-20 Full text of ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh's sensational letter to CM Uddhav Thackeray, India Today, March 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/anil-deshmukh-minister-in-eye-of-storm-7237706/ Anil Deshmukh: The rise and fall of Maharashtra’s unique statesman, Zeeshan Shaikh, Indian Express, March 21, 2021]</ref> Deshmukh's office denied the claim and stated that Param Bir Singh made false allegations against him to save himself from legal action.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-rubbishes-param-bir-singh-s-extortion-claims-101616248976454.html Param Bir Singh alleges Deshmukh asked Vaze to extort ₹100 cr; minister denies, Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, MAR 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/maharashtra/former-mumbai-commissioner-parmbir-singh-letter-raised-several-questions-on-anil-deshmukh-587280.html क्या मनसुख हिरेन केस NIA के पास जाने से महाराष्ट्र की राजनीति में मची हलचल?, Shivangi Thakur, TV9,21 March 21]</ref>
	Devendra Fadnavis claimed that Vaze and Param Bir Singh were just pawns in the hands of the current [[Maha Vikas Aghadi]] (a coalition of [[Nationalist Congress Party\|NCP]], [[Shiv Sena]] and [[Indian National Congress]]) state government.<ref>[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/fadnavis-mansukh-hiren-was-murdered-top-cops-buried-evidence-to-save-political-bosses-in-ambani-case/articleshow/81562049.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Fadnavis: Mansukh Hiren was murdered, top cops buried evidence, Mumbai Mirror, Mar 18, 2021]</ref> Param Bir Singh asked the Supreme Court on March 22 for a [[Central Bureau of Investigation\|CBI]] probe against Deshmukh, claiming interference by him in police investigations.<ref>[Ex-Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh moves SC for CBI probe against Deshmukh, Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, March 22, 2021]</ref>		Devendra Fadnavis claimed that Vaze and Param Bir Singh were just pawns in the hands of the current [[Maha Vikas Aghadi]] (a coalition of [[Nationalist Congress Party\|NCP]], [[Shiv Sena]] and [[Indian National Congress]]) state government.<ref>[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/fadnavis-mansukh-hiren-was-murdered-top-cops-buried-evidence-to-save-political-bosses-in-ambani-case/articleshow/81562049.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Fadnavis: Mansukh Hiren was murdered, top cops buried evidence, Mumbai Mirror, Mar 18, 2021]</ref> Param Bir Singh asked the Supreme Court on March 22 for a [[Central Bureau of Investigation\|CBI]] probe against Deshmukh, claiming interference by him in police investigations.<ref>[Ex-Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh moves SC for CBI probe against Deshmukh, Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, March 22, 2021]</ref>

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	== Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case ==		== Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case ==
			{{Main\|Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case}}
	On February 25, 2021, a Scorpio SUV vehicle with fake licence plates filled with gelatin sticks was placed outside industrialist [[Mukesh Ambani\|Mukesh Ambani']]<nowiki/>s residence [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]] in Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first=Divyesh\|last=Singh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb threat: CCTV captures suspect parking explosive-laden SUV, man wore PPE kit\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/suspect-caught-on-cctv-explosives-laden-suv-mukesh-ambani-antilia-1777188-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>. The owner of the car, Mansukh Hiren, who had filed a police complaint about the SUV being stolen was later found dead on March 5, 2021,<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 7, 2021\|title=Ambani bomb scare: ATS registers murder case into SUV owner's death\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mumbai-suv-owner-death-ats-registers-murder-case/articleshow/81377960.cms\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>. The leader of opposition of Maharashtra, [[Devendra Fadnavis]] demanded the arrest of Sachin Vaze for the alleged murder of Mansukh Hiren.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref> Fadnavis claimed that Mansukh Hiren's wife suspects that Sachin Vaze killed her husband.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref> Fadnavis also claimed that the last known location of Mansukh Hiren's phone was near Shiv Sena leader Dhananjay Gawde's office.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first1=Kamlesh Damodar\|last1=Sutar\|first2=Mustafa\|last2=Shaikh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb scare: Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mukesh-ambani-bomb-scare-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-1777228-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> Three days before his death, Mansukh Hiren, had written a letter, accusing the police of harassment. He was found dead in a creek near Thane on March 5, 2021.		On February 25, 2021, a Scorpio SUV vehicle with fake licence plates filled with gelatin sticks was placed outside industrialist [[Mukesh Ambani\|Mukesh Ambani']]<nowiki/>s residence [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]] in Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first=Divyesh\|last=Singh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb threat: CCTV captures suspect parking explosive-laden SUV, man wore PPE kit\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/suspect-caught-on-cctv-explosives-laden-suv-mukesh-ambani-antilia-1777188-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>. The owner of the car, Mansukh Hiren, who had filed a police complaint about the SUV being stolen was later found dead on March 5, 2021,<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 7, 2021\|title=Ambani bomb scare: ATS registers murder case into SUV owner's death\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mumbai-suv-owner-death-ats-registers-murder-case/articleshow/81377960.cms\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>. The leader of opposition of Maharashtra, [[Devendra Fadnavis]] demanded the arrest of Sachin Vaze for the alleged murder of Mansukh Hiren.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref> Fadnavis claimed that Mansukh Hiren's wife suspects that Sachin Vaze killed her husband.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref> Fadnavis also claimed that the last known location of Mansukh Hiren's phone was near Shiv Sena leader Dhananjay Gawde's office.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first1=Kamlesh Damodar\|last1=Sutar\|first2=Mustafa\|last2=Shaikh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb scare: Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mukesh-ambani-bomb-scare-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-1777228-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> Three days before his death, Mansukh Hiren, had written a letter, accusing the police of harassment. He was found dead in a creek near Thane on March 5, 2021.

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	Vaze applied for interim relief, which was rejected by the Sessions court in Thane. After questioning him for over 12 hours, he was arrested by [[National Investigation Agency]] on 13 March for his role and involvement in placing the explosives-laden vehicle near Carmichael Road on February 25.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/ambani-security-scare-nia-arrests-mumbai-cop-sachin-vaze-7227235/\|title=Ambani security scare: NIA arrests Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze\|work=The Indian Express\|date=14 March 2021\|location=Mumbai}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/full-blown-political-slugfest-over-sachin-vaze-in-maharashtra-226018\|title=Full-blown political slugfest over Sachin Vaze in Maharashtra\|work=Tribune News Service\|date=16 March 2021}}</ref> The NIA searched his office and seized documents and electronic devices. They also seized a Mercedes car that was being used by Waze, which contained ₹5 lakh cash, a counting machine and the original licence plates of the Scorpio. An Assistant Police Inspector Riyazuddin Kazi is being investigated who had removed a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) of CCTVs from the housing society in Thane where he lived.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Manish Pathak, Anamika Gharat\|date=March 17, 2021\|title=After raid at Vaze’s office, NIA says he hid evidence\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/after-raid-at-vaze-s-office-nia-says-he-hid-evidence-101615918684364.html\|url-status=live\|publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref>		Vaze applied for interim relief, which was rejected by the Sessions court in Thane. After questioning him for over 12 hours, he was arrested by [[National Investigation Agency]] on 13 March for his role and involvement in placing the explosives-laden vehicle near Carmichael Road on February 25.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/ambani-security-scare-nia-arrests-mumbai-cop-sachin-vaze-7227235/\|title=Ambani security scare: NIA arrests Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze\|work=The Indian Express\|date=14 March 2021\|location=Mumbai}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/full-blown-political-slugfest-over-sachin-vaze-in-maharashtra-226018\|title=Full-blown political slugfest over Sachin Vaze in Maharashtra\|work=Tribune News Service\|date=16 March 2021}}</ref> The NIA searched his office and seized documents and electronic devices. They also seized a Mercedes car that was being used by Waze, which contained ₹5 lakh cash, a counting machine and the original licence plates of the Scorpio. An Assistant Police Inspector Riyazuddin Kazi is being investigated who had removed a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) of CCTVs from the housing society in Thane where he lived.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Manish Pathak, Anamika Gharat\|date=March 17, 2021\|title=After raid at Vaze’s office, NIA says he hid evidence\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/after-raid-at-vaze-s-office-nia-says-he-hid-evidence-101615918684364.html\|url-status=live\|publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

			Vaze's supervisor, [[Param Bir Singh]], who had worked closely with him, was removed from his post of Mumbai Police Commissioner. Singh claimed in a detailed letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister, that Vaze was involved in a scheme to collect ₹100 crore from businesses in Mumbai per month as demanded by the Maharashtra home minister [[Anil Deshmukh]].<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/param-bir-singh-letter-maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-full-text-1781642-2021-03-20 Full text of ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh's sensational letter to CM Uddhav Thackeray, India Today, March 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/anil-deshmukh-minister-in-eye-of-storm-7237706/ Anil Deshmukh: The rise and fall of Maharashtra’s unique statesman, Zeeshan Shaikh, Indian Express, March 21, 2021]</ref> Deshmukh's office denied the claim and stated that Param Bir Singh made false allegations against him to save himself from legal action.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-rubbishes-param-bir-singh-s-extortion-claims-101616248976454.html Param Bir Singh alleges Deshmukh asked Vaze to extort ₹100 cr; minister denies, Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, MAR 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/maharashtra/former-mumbai-commissioner-parmbir-singh-letter-raised-several-questions-on-anil-deshmukh-587280.html क्या मनसुख हिरेन केस NIA के पास जाने से महाराष्ट्र की राजनीति में मची हलचल?, Shivangi Thakur, TV9,21 March 21]</ref>
			Devendra Fadnavis claimed that Vaze and Param Bir Singh were just pawns in the hands of the current Maha Vikas Aghadi (a coalition of NCP, Shiv Sena and Indian National Congress) state government.<ref>[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/fadnavis-mansukh-hiren-was-murdered-top-cops-buried-evidence-to-save-political-bosses-in-ambani-case/articleshow/81562049.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Fadnavis: Mansukh Hiren was murdered, top cops buried evidence, Mumbai Mirror, Mar 18, 2021]</ref>

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'''Sachin Hindurao Vaze''' (born 22 February 1972) is a police officer of the Maharashtra Police Force of India. Vaze was an "encounter specialist" with the [[Mumbai Encounter Squad]] and was involved with the deaths of as many as 63 alleged criminals. He was suspended for 17 years after being arrested in the custodial death of Khwaja Yunus, but was granted bail and later reinstated in June 2020. He led the Raigad police team to arrest the editor-in-chief of [[Republic TV]], [[Arnab Goswami]]. In March 2021, he was arrested in a car bomb scare case in Mumbai. Following his arrest, he was again suspended from police service.

==Biography and career==
Sachin Vaze is originally from [[Kolhapur]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].

Vaze joined the State Police Service in 1990 as a [[sub inspector]]. He was first posted to the terror affected area of Gadchiroli, a naxal-affected area. In 1992 he was moved to Thane City Police. He gained immediate fame by detecting several big cases. While posted at Muslim majority Mumbra Police Station, he was instrumental in Hindu Muslim harmony in the area. Rising to higher ranks, he went to head the Special Squad of Thane Crime Branch who started encounters in Thane and thus selected to work at the elite Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the [[Mumbai Police]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/who-is-sachin-vaze-from-trp-case-to-hrithik-kangana-spat-1779176-2021-03-14 |title=Sachin Vaze: From TRP case to Hrithik-Kangana spat, arrested cop has a long history |publisher=India Today |date=March 14, 2021|author=Mustafa Shaikh |accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref>

Vaze also dealt with counterfeit currency cases and was instrumental in dealing with cases involving film industry personalities.

Vaze had joined a regional political party [[Shiv Sena]] in 2008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=October 5, 2008|first=Sanjeev|last=Shivadekar|title=Ex-encounter cop Vaze set to join Sena|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/ex-encounter-cop-vaze-set-to-join-sena/articleshow/3563411.cms|access-date=2021-03-09|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Encounters squad==
His career spanned 30 years, during which Vaze became known for the "encounter killings" of 63 alleged criminals. These include notorious gangsters like Munna Nepali.<ref name="F">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/dawood-aide-gunned-down-in-andheri/articleshow/13507022.cms?from=mdr |title=Dawood aide gunned down in Andheri |newspaper=The Times of India |date=20 June 2002|author= |accessdate= 3 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="R1RRPR">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/06/mumbai-police-encounter-squad-return |title=Mumbai's infamous police 'encounter squad' dream of comeback |newspaper=The Guardian |date=6 March 2011|author=Jason Burke |accessdate= 3 June 2017}}</ref>

This squad was formed around 1997 to deal with the growing extortion demands and open violence. The squads soon came to be associated with 'encounters', a euphemism for a situation in which a gangster is cornered, asked to surrender, ostensibly attacks the police or tries to escape, and is shot dead in retaliatory action.<ref name="UAA">{{Cite web|last=Desai|first=Stavan|date=2006-01-29|title=Final Encounter?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/final-encounter/|access-date=2021-03-18|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> After posting in the CIU, Vaze, along with his mentor [[Pradeep Sharma]], was transferred in the Anti Extortion Cell (AE Cell) where the AE Cell recorded its first ever encounter.

==Suspension and reinstatement==
On 3 March 2004, Sachin Vaze was suspended along with 14 other policemen on murder charges on the custodial death of Khwaja Yunus, a suspect in the December 2, 2002 [[July 2003 Mumbai bombing|Ghatkopar bomb blast]] case. He subsequently resigned from the police on 30 November 2007 after requests for his reinstatement were rejected by the Maharashtra Government.<ref name="HIndustan Times">{{cite news |last= Sahay|first= Abhinav|date=6 June 2020|title=Khwaja Yunus murder case: Accused cop Sachin Vaze, 3 constables reinstated in Mumbai police|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/khwaja-yunus-murder-case-accused-cop-sachin-vaze-3-constables-reinstated-in-mumbai-police/story-W25k7ggw8gpvvfO1tLPXcK.html|newspaper=HIndustan Times}}</ref>

On June 6, 2020 his suspension was revoked by Maharashtra government led by [[Uddhav Thackeray]] and was reinstated by [[Mumbai Police]] due to shortage of police staff at the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |last= Saigal|first= Sonam|date=17 July 2020|title=Vaze, others reinstated due to acute shortage of police personnel, HC told|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/vaze-others-reinstated-due-to-acute-shortage-of-police-personnel-hc-told/article32107333.ece|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Technology crime==
Sachin Waze is also mostly known for his techno and cyber skills. Always seen with modern gadgets and gizmos in his hands and pockets, Vaze is known to have solved many serious cyber crimes. He is also believed to have set up cellphone interception units as well as email tracking units of Mumbai Police. He came in limelight in 1997 when he detected international credit card fraud. This was the first time when a gang of such scamsters was arrested in Asia. Which he then continued in Mumbai too in 2001.<ref name="D">{{Cite web|url=http://wtdwtg.mid-day.com/news/2003/jul/58690.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040349/http://wtdwtg.mid-day.com/news/2003/jul/58690.htm|archivedate=6 January 2014|title=Attack of the credit card clones|website=MidDay}}</ref><ref name="I2">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/MCOCA-court-sentences-13-in-fake-currency-case/articleshow/32093928.cms MCOCA court sentences 13 in fake currency case]</ref> Many believe that this quality made the people against Vaze to embroil him in a murder case of a terrorist.<ref name="H11">[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_cid-forced-us-to-give-false-evidence_1084711 CID forced us to give false evidence]</ref> After a rising career graph, Vaze resigned in 2007.<ref name="UAAAA">[http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIM/2007/12/01&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T Sachin Vaze quits]</ref>

Vaze has come out with an innovation mobile app called – MobiCID. In a very short period MobiCID been acknowledged by various sectors in media<ref name="Tcnmt">[http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=51676&boxid=29833&ed_date=2013-09-11&ed_code=820040&ed_page=5 Gotcha! This mobile application is a real ‘net’work – DNA E-Paper 11.09.2013]</ref><ref name="Tcnnmt">[http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=51777&boxid=35162&ed_date=2013-09-13&ed_code=820040&ed_page=4 Mobile phone after James Bond – DNA E-Paper 13.09.2013]</ref><ref name="Tcnnkmt">[http://icicitrinity.com/innovation_news_New_mobile_app_mobicid_to_help_snoop_on_others_smartphones.aspx ICICI Trinity 17.09.2013]</ref><ref name="Tcknnkmt">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrLqUXV-4ko Mobile CID' Software for Womens SAFETY-TV9 30.09.2013]</ref><ref name="Cknnkmt">[http://khabar.ndtv.com/video/show/news/290279 इस एप्लिकेशन से संभव है घर बैठे फोन टैपिंग! NDTV 12.09.2013]</ref><ref name="Znkmt">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zGBhwv4V0k ABP Majha 17.09.2013]</ref>

== Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case ==
On February 25, 2021, a Scorpio SUV vehicle with fake licence plates filled with gelatin sticks was placed outside industrialist [[Mukesh Ambani|Mukesh Ambani']]<nowiki/>s residence [[Antilia (building)|Antilia]] in Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 9, 2021|first=Divyesh|last=Singh|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb threat: CCTV captures suspect parking explosive-laden SUV, man wore PPE kit|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/suspect-caught-on-cctv-explosives-laden-suv-mukesh-ambani-antilia-1777188-2021-03-09|access-date=2021-03-09|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>. The owner of the car, Mansukh Hiren, who had filed a police complaint about the SUV being stolen was later found dead on March 5, 2021<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2021|title=Ambani bomb scare: ATS registers murder case into SUV owner's death|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mumbai-suv-owner-death-ats-registers-murder-case/articleshow/81377960.cms|access-date=2021-03-09|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>. The leader of opposition of Maharashtra, [[Devendra Fadnavis]] demanded the arrest of Sachin Vaze for the alleged murder of Mansukh Hiren.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101|access-date=2021-03-09|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> Fadnavis claimed that Mansukh Hiren's wife suspects that Sachin Vaze killed her husband.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101|access-date=2021-03-09|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> Fadnavis also claimed that the last known location of Mansukh Hiren's phone was near Shiv Sena leader Dhananjay Gawde's office.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 9, 2021|first1=Kamlesh Damodar|last1=Sutar|first2=Mustafa|last2=Shaikh|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb scare: Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mukesh-ambani-bomb-scare-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-1777228-2021-03-09|access-date=2021-03-09|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Three days before his death, Mansukh Hiren, had written a letter, accusing the police of harassment. He was found dead in a creek near Thane on March 5, 2021.

Vaze applied for interim relief, which was rejected by the Sessions court in Thane. After questioning him for over 12 hours, he was arrested by [[National Investigation Agency]] on 13 March for his role and involvement in placing the explosives-laden vehicle near Carmichael Road on February 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/ambani-security-scare-nia-arrests-mumbai-cop-sachin-vaze-7227235/|title=Ambani security scare: NIA arrests Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze|work=The Indian Express|date=14 March 2021|location=Mumbai}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/full-blown-political-slugfest-over-sachin-vaze-in-maharashtra-226018|title=Full-blown political slugfest over Sachin Vaze in Maharashtra|work=Tribune News Service|date=16 March 2021}}</ref> The NIA searched his office and seized documents and electronic devices. They also seized a Mercedes car that was being used by Waze, which contained ₹5 lakh cash, a counting machine and the original licence plates of the Scorpio. An Assistant Police Inspector Riyazuddin Kazi is being investigated who had removed a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) of CCTVs from the housing society in Thane where he lived.<ref>{{cite web|author=Manish Pathak, Anamika Gharat|date=March 17, 2021|title=After raid at Vaze’s office, NIA says he hid evidence|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/after-raid-at-vaze-s-office-nia-says-he-hid-evidence-101615918684364.html|url-status=live|publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

==Books, publications, movies==
While in service Vaze was instrumental in forming new rules, manuals, directives etc for Maharashtra Police. After resigning from service Vaze participated in television debates, and published articles in newspapers and periodicals.<ref name="RsDCR">[http://epaper.pudhari.com/epapermain.aspx?queryed=17&eddate=12%2f25%2f2008&querypage=4 "समन्वयाचा अभाव : सुरक्षायन्त्रणेतील दोष" – पुढारी] </ref><ref name="RsDCbxR">[https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/we-the-people/we-the-people-encounter-ing-the-truth-283059 "We The People: Encounter-ing the truth"-[[Barkha Dutt]] [[NDTV]]]</ref> He has also been publishing articles on Cyber Crime issues.

In the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film ''[[Rege]]''(2014) one character is inspired and named after him which is played by [[Pushkar Shrotri]].

Vaze is author of Jinkun Harleli Ladhaai -<ref name="RsDCvR">[http://www.jinkunharleliladhai.com/ "जिंकून हरलेली लढाई "]</ref> the Marathi bestseller book on 26/11 Mumbai attacks and also source and advisor of many books projects such as [[Hussain Zaidi]] written Headley & I, My Name is Abu Salem, Byculla to Bangkok, [[Adrian Levy]] written The Siege.<ref name="RsDcCR">"[[The Siege: The Attack on the Taj]]"</ref>

Vaze has also authored a bestseller book The Scout.<ref name="RsDCiKvR">[https://www.bloomsbury.com/author/sachin-waze/ "Bloomsbury - Sachin Waze]</ref> The book traces the journey of David Headley, son of a Pakistani aristocrat and an American mother who easily straddled both the Islamic and the western worlds. It is a tale of deception and deceit, of audacity and ingenuity and a detailed account of a man who coldly and systematically conducted a series of reconnaissance missions that perfected the deadliest terrorist attack ever on Indian soil and left some of Mumbai’s signature destinations scarred forever. <ref name="RskDCR">[https://www.amazon.in/The-Scout-Definitive-Account-Headley/dp/938543666X "The Scout: The Definitive Account of David Headley and the Mumbai Attacks]</ref><ref name="RskDjCR">[http://www.mid-day.com/articles/david-headleys-heist-plan-and-how-let-dumped-him/17044186 "David Headley's heist plan and how LeT dumped him]</ref><ref name="RskkDjCR">[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/crime/Why-nobody-looked-for-David-Headleys-Mumbai-contact/articleshow/51655818.cms "WHY NOBODY LOOKED FOR DAVID HEADLEY’S MUMBAI CONTACT]</ref><ref name="RskDajCR">[https://scroll.in/article/806045/how-daood-gilani-aka-david-coleman-headley-prepared-for-26-11 "How Daood Gilani aka David Coleman Headley prepared for 26/11]</ref>He has been a researcher, advisor and contributor to various leading newspapers, tv channels as well as online portals.<ref name="RsDCKvR">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2351351.cms "Bhais speak differently now"]</ref>

Vaze has also authored Sheena Bora-the murder that shook India. The book is the first-ever comprehensive account of the gruesome murder that became a national obsession and shook us to the core.<ref name="RsDmCKvR">[https://penguin.co.in/book/uncategorized/sheena-bora/ "Sheena Bora-the murder that shook India"]</ref><ref name="RsDfmCKvR">[https://penguin.co.in/author/sachin-waze/ "Sachin Waze Penguin India"]</ref>

==Marathi Facebook==
Vaze is also the brain behind and creator of the first social networking portal in Marathi. लई भारी www.laibhaari.com is the Marathi version of Facebook. The portal put on test run on 4 November 2010 and had a membership figure of 15000+ till formally launched on 21 November 2010.<ref name="RmR1">[http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6984915.cms "मराठीचे लई भारी पाऊल – Maharashtra Times 25.11.2010"]</ref><ref name="RmR1w">[http://epaper.pudhari.com/details.aspx?ID=138353&boxid=23382213&pgno=9&u_name=0 मराठीतील फेसबुक लई भारी – पुढारी २६.११.२०१०]</ref><ref name="RRRnm1w">[http://www.loksatta.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=176161:2011-08-11-18-49-03&catid=44:2009-07-15-04-01-11&Itemid=212 ‘लई भारी’... अस्सल मराठी ‘फेसुबक’ ची सायबरविश्वात धम्माल! – लोकसत्ता ११.०८.२०११]</ref><ref name="R8RRnm1w">[http://www.esakal.com/esakal/20110729/5020649418780878193.htm ‘मराठमोळं फेसबुक – सकाळ २९.०७.२०११]</ref>

==References==
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	== 2021 Mukesh Ambani/Antilia bomb scare case ==		== 2021 Mukesh Ambani/Antilia bomb scare case ==
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	On February 25, 2021, a [[Mahindra Scorpio]] SUV with fake license plates and around 20 explosive gelatin sticks was parked outside Mumbai businessman [[Mukesh Ambani\|Mukesh Ambani's]] residence [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first=Divyesh\|last=Singh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb threat: CCTV captures suspect parking explosive-laden SUV, man wore PPE kit\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/suspect-caught-on-cctv-explosives-laden-suv-mukesh-ambani-antilia-1777188-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> The explosives were not connected and no detonator was found. Instead, a warning note was found inside stating that this was just a trailer (introduction to an upcoming movie).<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/just-a-trailer-says-letter-found-in-car-near-mukesh-ambani-s-residence-101614373353697.html Just a trailer, says letter found in car near Mukesh Ambani's residence, Vijay Kumar Yadav, Hindustan Times, FEB 27, 2021]</ref> Vaze was the first investigating officer in the bomb-scare case. <ref name="reconstruction" /> The presumed car owner, [[Mansukh Hiren]], who had filed a police complaint about the SUV being stolen, was later found dead in a creek near [[Thane]] on March 5, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 7, 2021\|title=Ambani bomb scare: ATS registers murder case into SUV owner's death\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mumbai-suv-owner-death-ats-registers-murder-case/articleshow/81377960.cms\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> Three days before his death, Hiren had written a letter accusing the police of harassment. The leader of opposition of Maharashtra, [[Devendra Fadnavis]] demanded the arrest of Vaze for Hiren's alleged murder.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref> Fadnavis claimed that Hiren's wife suspected that Vaze killed her husband.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first1=Kamlesh Damodar\|last1=Sutar\|first2=Mustafa\|last2=Shaikh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb scare: Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mukesh-ambani-bomb-scare-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-1777228-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>		On February 25, 2021, a [[Mahindra Scorpio]] SUV with fake license plates and around 20 explosive gelatin sticks was parked outside Mumbai businessman [[Mukesh Ambani\|Mukesh Ambani's]] residence [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first=Divyesh\|last=Singh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb threat: CCTV captures suspect parking explosive-laden SUV, man wore PPE kit\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/suspect-caught-on-cctv-explosives-laden-suv-mukesh-ambani-antilia-1777188-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> The explosives were not connected and no detonator was found. Instead, a warning note was found inside stating that this was just a trailer (introduction to an upcoming movie).<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/just-a-trailer-says-letter-found-in-car-near-mukesh-ambani-s-residence-101614373353697.html Just a trailer, says letter found in car near Mukesh Ambani's residence, Vijay Kumar Yadav, Hindustan Times, FEB 27, 2021]</ref> Vaze was the first investigating officer in the bomb-scare case. <ref name="reconstruction" /> The presumed car owner, [[Mansukh Hiren]], who had filed a police complaint about the SUV being stolen, was later found dead in a creek near [[Thane]] on March 5, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 7, 2021\|title=Ambani bomb scare: ATS registers murder case into SUV owner's death\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mumbai-suv-owner-death-ats-registers-murder-case/articleshow/81377960.cms\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> Three days before his death, Hiren had written a letter accusing the police of harassment. The leader of opposition of Maharashtra, [[Devendra Fadnavis]] demanded the arrest of Vaze for Hiren's alleged murder.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref> Fadnavis claimed that Hiren's wife suspected that Vaze killed her husband.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=Mumbai bomb scare: Devendra Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in Mansukh Hiren death case\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/maharashtra-news/article/mumbai-bomb-scare-devendra-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-in-mansukh-hiren-death-case/730101\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=www.timesnownews.com\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=March 9, 2021\|first1=Kamlesh Damodar\|last1=Sutar\|first2=Mustafa\|last2=Shaikh\|title=Mukesh Ambani bomb scare: Fadnavis demands arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mukesh-ambani-bomb-scare-fadnavis-demands-arrest-of-police-officer-sachin-vaze-1777228-2021-03-09\|access-date=2021-03-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>

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	In a March 21 statement, the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad named Vaze as the prime suspect in Mansukh Hiran’s murder case. ATS has arrested cricket bookie Naresh Ramniklal Ghor and police officer Vinayak Balasaheb Shinde, who worked with Vaze, for their involvement.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/mansukh-hiran-murder-mystery-solved-sachin-vaze-the-prime-accused-says-maharashtra-ats-101616356727335.html Mansukh Hiran murder mystery solved, Sachin Vaze the prime accused, says Maharashtra ATS, Vijay Kumar Yadav and Anamika Gharat, Hindustan Times, MAR 22, 2021]</ref> <ref>{{Cite web\|date=April 2, 2021\|title=CCTV footage shows Sachin Vaze driving with accused Shinde in an Audi\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/cctv-footage-shows-sachin-vaze-driving-with-accused-shinde-in-an-audi-969338.html\|url-status=live\|website=deccan herald}}</ref>Officer Shinde had allegedly asked Hiren to meet him at [[Ghodbunder Road]]. Shinde was a constable in the same crime branch unit where Vaze was posted, and was already serving a life sentence after being convicted in the fake encounter case of ''Lakhan Bhaiyya,'' but was out on furlough.		In a March 21 statement, the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad named Vaze as the prime suspect in Mansukh Hiran’s murder case. ATS has arrested cricket bookie Naresh Ramniklal Ghor and police officer Vinayak Balasaheb Shinde, who worked with Vaze, for their involvement.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/mansukh-hiran-murder-mystery-solved-sachin-vaze-the-prime-accused-says-maharashtra-ats-101616356727335.html Mansukh Hiran murder mystery solved, Sachin Vaze the prime accused, says Maharashtra ATS, Vijay Kumar Yadav and Anamika Gharat, Hindustan Times, MAR 22, 2021]</ref> <ref>{{Cite web\|date=April 2, 2021\|title=CCTV footage shows Sachin Vaze driving with accused Shinde in an Audi\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/cctv-footage-shows-sachin-vaze-driving-with-accused-shinde-in-an-audi-969338.html\|url-status=live\|website=deccan herald}}</ref>Officer Shinde had allegedly asked Hiren to meet him at [[Ghodbunder Road]]. Shinde was a constable in the same crime branch unit where Vaze was posted, and was already serving a life sentence after being convicted in the fake encounter case of ''Lakhan Bhaiyya,'' but was out on furlough.

			{{main\|Anil Deshmukh extortion case}}
	<b>Extortion allegation</b> Vaze's supervisor, [[Param Bir Singh]], who had worked closely with him, was removed from his post of Mumbai Police Commissioner. Singh claimed, in a detailed letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister, that Vaze was involved in a scheme to collect [[Indian rupee sign\|₹]]100 [[Crore]] from businesses in Mumbai per month as demanded by the Maharashtra home minister [[Anil Deshmukh]].<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/param-bir-singh-letter-maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-full-text-1781642-2021-03-20 Full text of ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh's sensational letter to CM Uddhav Thackeray, India Today, March 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/anil-deshmukh-minister-in-eye-of-storm-7237706/ Anil Deshmukh: The rise and fall of Maharashtra’s unique statesman, Zeeshan Shaikh, Indian Express, March 21, 2021]</ref> Deshmukh's office denied the claim and stated that Param Bir Singh made false allegations against him to save himself from legal action.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-rubbishes-param-bir-singh-s-extortion-claims-101616248976454.html Param Bir Singh alleges Deshmukh asked Vaze to extort ₹100 cr; minister denies, Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, MAR 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/maharashtra/former-mumbai-commissioner-parmbir-singh-letter-raised-several-questions-on-anil-deshmukh-587280.html क्या मनसुख हिरेन केस NIA के पास जाने से महाराष्ट्र की राजनीति में मची हलचल?, Shivangi Thakur, TV9,21 March 21]</ref>		<b>Extortion allegation</b> Vaze's supervisor, [[Param Bir Singh]], who had worked closely with him, was removed from his post of Mumbai Police Commissioner. Singh claimed, in a detailed letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister, that Vaze was involved in a scheme to collect [[Indian rupee sign\|₹]]100 [[Crore]] from businesses in Mumbai per month as demanded by the Maharashtra home minister [[Anil Deshmukh]].<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/param-bir-singh-letter-maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-full-text-1781642-2021-03-20 Full text of ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh's sensational letter to CM Uddhav Thackeray, India Today, March 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/anil-deshmukh-minister-in-eye-of-storm-7237706/ Anil Deshmukh: The rise and fall of Maharashtra’s unique statesman, Zeeshan Shaikh, Indian Express, March 21, 2021]</ref> Deshmukh's office denied the claim and stated that Param Bir Singh made false allegations against him to save himself from legal action.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-rubbishes-param-bir-singh-s-extortion-claims-101616248976454.html Param Bir Singh alleges Deshmukh asked Vaze to extort ₹100 cr; minister denies, Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, MAR 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/maharashtra/former-mumbai-commissioner-parmbir-singh-letter-raised-several-questions-on-anil-deshmukh-587280.html क्या मनसुख हिरेन केस NIA के पास जाने से महाराष्ट्र की राजनीति में मची हलचल?, Shivangi Thakur, TV9,21 March 21]</ref>
	Devendra Fadnavis claimed that Vaze and Param Bir Singh were just pawns in the hands of the current [[Maha Vikas Aghadi]] (a coalition of [[Nationalist Congress Party\|NCP]], [[Shiv Sena]] and [[Indian National Congress]]) state government.<ref>[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/fadnavis-mansukh-hiren-was-murdered-top-cops-buried-evidence-to-save-political-bosses-in-ambani-case/articleshow/81562049.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Fadnavis: Mansukh Hiren was murdered, top cops buried evidence, Mumbai Mirror, Mar 18, 2021]</ref> Param Bir Singh asked the Supreme Court on March 22 for a [[Central Bureau of Investigation\|CBI]] probe against Deshmukh, claiming interference by him in police investigations.<ref>[Ex-Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh moves SC for CBI probe against Deshmukh, Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, March 22, 2021]</ref>		Devendra Fadnavis claimed that Vaze and Param Bir Singh were just pawns in the hands of the current [[Maha Vikas Aghadi]] (a coalition of [[Nationalist Congress Party\|NCP]], [[Shiv Sena]] and [[Indian National Congress]]) state government.<ref>[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/fadnavis-mansukh-hiren-was-murdered-top-cops-buried-evidence-to-save-political-bosses-in-ambani-case/articleshow/81562049.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Fadnavis: Mansukh Hiren was murdered, top cops buried evidence, Mumbai Mirror, Mar 18, 2021]</ref> Param Bir Singh asked the Supreme Court on March 22 for a [[Central Bureau of Investigation\|CBI]] probe against Deshmukh, claiming interference by him in police investigations.<ref>[Ex-Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh moves SC for CBI probe against Deshmukh, Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, March 22, 2021]</ref>