Probe Agency NIA Searches Office Of Ex-Cop Pradeep Sharma's NGO: Report

The NIA had arrested Pradeep Sharma last week along with Satish Mothkuri and Manish Soni for their alleged role in the larger conspiracy regarding the recovery of the SUV on February 25 and the murder of Mansukh Hiran.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at the office of former "encounter specialist" police officer Pradeep Sharma's NGO in suburban Andheri, days after his arrest in connection with the recovery of an explosives-laden SUV from outside the south Mumbai residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani and the subsequent murder of Mansukh Hiran, sources said. NIA officials reached the office of PS Foundation located in the Andheri MIDC area this evening and conducted searches, the sources said, adding the NIA team remained in the office for several hours. Details like what the NIA team was looking for and what it recovered from the office during the searches are not available. The NIA had arrested Mr Sharma last week along with Satish Mothkuri and Manish Soni for their alleged role in the larger conspiracy regarding the recovery of the SUV on February 25 and the murder of Mr Hiran, who reportedly owned the car, whose body was found in a creek in Thane district on March 5.