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{{Infobox police officer | |||
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|name=Sanjay Vaze | |||
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|birth_date= 22 February 1972 | |||
|birth_place= [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]] | |||
|department= [[Maharashtra Police]] | |||
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|rank=[[File:Assistant_Police_Inspector.png|25px]] [[Inspector#India|Assitant Inspector]] | |||
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|serviceyears= 1990 - 2021 | |||
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'''Sachin Vaze''' (born 22 February 1972) is a suspended Assistant Police Inspector of the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Maharashtra]] ([[Maharashtra Police]]). He is currently under 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 Vaze is | |||
Vaze | 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 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 aforementioned Bomb scare. Following his arrest, he was again suspended from police service. | ||
==Biography == | |||
Vaze | Sachin Vaze, originally from [[Kolhapur]] in [[Maharashtra|Maharashtra,]] joined the [[State Police Services|State Police Service]] in 1990 as a [[sub inspector]]. He was first posted to the [[Naxalite|naxal]]-affected area of [[Gadchiroli]]. | ||
==Encounters squad== | === 'Encounters' squad === | ||
In 1992, he was moved to [[Thane]] City Police, where he immediately gained fame for detecting several big cases. While posted at the [[Muslims|Muslim]]-majority [[Mumbra]] Police Station, he was instrumental in Hindu the Muslim harmony in the area.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} Rising in ranks, he eventually headed the Special Squad of the Thane Police, and started carrying out [[Police encounter|encounters]] in the city, allegedly killing over 60 criminals in the Mumbai-Thane area. | |||
This squad | This squad, formed around 1997 to deal with the growing extortion demands and open violence, 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> | ||
Vaze was subsequently selected to work at the elite Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the [[Mumbai Police]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Mustafa Shaikh|date=March 14, 2021|title=Sachin Vaze: From TRP case to Hrithik-Kangana spat, arrested cop has a long history|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/who-is-sachin-vaze-from-trp-case-to-hrithik-kangana-spat-1779176-2021-03-14|accessdate=March 15, 2021|publisher=India Today}}</ref> and following that, along with his mentor [[Pradeep Sharma]], was transferred to the Anti-[[Extortion]] Cell (AE Cell) where the Cell recorded its first ever encounter. | |||
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|author=<!--not stated-->|date=20 June 2002|title=Dawood aide gunned down in Andheri|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/dawood-aide-gunned-down-in-andheri/articleshow/13507022.cms?from=mdr|accessdate=3 June 2017|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="R1RRPR">{{cite web|author=Jason Burke|date=6 March 2011|title=Mumbai's infamous police 'encounter squad' dream of comeback|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/06/mumbai-police-encounter-squad-return|accessdate=3 June 2017|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Vaze also dealt with cases of counterfeit currency and was instrumental in dealing with cases involving film industry personalities. | |||
In 2008, Vaze joined [[Shiv Sena]].<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> | |||
===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 2002 [[July 2003 Mumbai bombing|Ghatkopar bombing]] case. He subsequently resigned from the police in November 2007 after requests for his reinstatement were rejected by the [[Government of Maharashtra|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 he was reinstated by [[Mumbai Police]] due to a 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> | |||
Nationalist Congress Party president [[Sharad Pawar]] said that neither Thackeray nor the State Home Minister [[Anil Deshmukh]] were responsible for the reinstatement.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/param-birs-claims-serious-need-probe-sharad-pawar/20210321.htm| title=Param Bir's claims serious, focus on Deshmukh's replacement: Pawar| author=Utkarsh Mishra| date=March 21, 2021| via=PTI}}</ref> | |||
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Maharashtra ex-[[Chief minister of Maharashtra|CM]] [[Devendra Fadnavis]] claimed in a press meet that in 2018 when he was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena asked him to reinstate Sachin Vaze which he disposed after consulting the state Advocate General.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohapatra|first=Anurag|date=2021-03-14|title=From Encounter Specialist To Accuse In 25th February Antilia Case, Who Is Sachin Vaze - News Odisha Online|url=https://newsodihaonline.com/who-is-sachin-vaze/|access-date=2021-03-22|language=en-US}}</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 | ===Technology crime=== | ||
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> | Sachin Waze is also 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 the 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 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 also came out with an innovation mobile app called MobiCID. In a very short period MobiCID had been acknowledged by various sectors in media<ref name="Tcknnkmt">{{Cite web|title=- YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrLqUXV-4ko|access-date=2021-03-23|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref name="Cknnkmt">{{Cite web|title=इस एप्लिकेशन से संभव है घर बैठे फोन टैपिंग! - इस एप्लिकेशन से संभव है घर बैठे फोन टैपिंग! वीडियो - हिन्दी न्यूज़ वीडियो एनडीटीवी ख़बर|url=https://ndtv.in/videos/video-story-290279|access-date=2021-03-23|website=ndtv.in}}</ref><ref name="Znkmt">{{Cite web|title=- YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zGBhwv4V0k|access-date=2021-03-23|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> | |||
== 2021 Mukesh Ambani/Antilia bomb scare case == | |||
On February 25, 2021, a [[Mahindra Scorpio]] with fake license plates filled with around 20 explosive gelatin sticks was placed outside businessman [[Mukesh Ambani|Mukesh Ambani'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 sticks were not connected and there was no detonator. There was a warning note found inside stating that this is 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 owner of the car, [[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 Sachin Vaze for the alleged murder of 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 Hiren's wife suspected 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><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> | |||
Vaze applied for interim relief, which was rejected by the [[Sessions Court|Sessions court]] in Thane. After questioning of over 12 hours, he was arrested by [[National Investigation Agency]] on March 13 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-Benz|Mercedes]] vehicle that was being used by Vaze, which contained ₹5 lakh cash, a cash-counting machine and the original license plates of the Scorpio found earlier near [[Antilia (building)|Antilia]]. | |||
Assistant [[Sub-inspector|Sub-Inspector]] of Police Sunil Toke claimed that Vaze has driven the seized Mercedes car into the Commissionerate of Police.<ref>[https://www.tv9marathi.com/maharashtra/mumbai/scorpio-was-in-custody-of-sachin-waze-he-also-destroy-cctv-footage-419282.html मोठा खुलासा! स्कॉर्पिओ चोरी झालीच नव्हती, वाझेंकडेच होती; सीसीटीव्ही फुटेजमधून ‘कार’नामे उघड?, टीव्ही 9 मराठी 16 Mar 2021]</ref> An Assistant Police Inspector Riyazuddin Kazi was investigated who had removed a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) of CCTVs from the housing society in Thane where Vaze 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>As part of reconstructing the sequence of events, Vaze was made to walk near the spot where the SUV was found.<ref name="reconstruction">{{cite web| url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/arrested-cop-sachin-vaze-made-to-walk-near-mukesh-ambanis-residence-antilia-in-scene-reconstruction-sources-2394901| title=Arrested Cop Made To Walk Near Antilia In Scene Reconstruction: Sources| author=Sunil Kumar Singh, Debanish Achom| date=March 20, 2021| publisher=NDTV}}</ref> | |||
The Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad in a March 21 statement named Sachin Vaze as the prime accused in Mansukh Hiran’s murder case. ATS has arrested a cricket bookie Naresh Ramniklal Ghor, and a cop 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> It was Shinde who 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,'' and was out on furlough. | |||
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> | |||
Mumbai-based [[newspaper]] Mid-day has learned from members of Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) that Vaze had started collecting money from December 2020. Vaze would call from the his office inside the compound of the Commissioner of Police office to pay monthly amounts and if paid, he would ensure that Social Service Branch would not conduct any raids. It reported a source stating that "SSB carried out raids at hotels and bars and filed cases. The last SSB raid was in early February. After that, no raid was conducted as everybody agreed to pay the money to be able to operate."<ref>[https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/sharad-pawar-to-meet-uddhav-thackeray-decision-on-anil-deshmukh-today-23164814 Mumbai: Hoteliers recount horror tales after ex-top cop Param Bir Singh’s allegations against Anil Deshmukh, Diwakar Sharma, Mid-Day, 22 March,2021]</ref> | |||
==Books, publications, movies== | ==Books, publications, movies== | ||
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In the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film ''[[Rege]]''(2014) one character is inspired and named after him which is played by [[Pushkar Shrotri]]. | In the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film ''[[Rege]]''(2014) one character is inspired and named after him which is played by [[Pushkar Shrotri]]. | ||
Vaze is | 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 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> | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
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> | |||
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 | |||
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