Sachin Vaze present at meeting where Mansukh Hiren's murder was planned: NIA tells court

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday told court that suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze was present at the meeting where murder of Mansukh Hiren was planned.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday informed court that suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze and former policeman Vinayak Shinde were a part of the meeting where the murder of Thane-based businessman Mansukh Hiren was planned. NIA also said that Sachin Vaze had used a mobile phone to contact a 'conspirator'. Without naming the conspirator, the investigating agency said that it was close to unravelling the conspiracy and the motive behind the crime. The special court judge PR Sitre has extended the NIA custody of Vinayak Shinde and another accused Naresh Gor, a cricket bookie, in the murder case, till April 7.