NIA taking over SUV bomb case amounts to demoralising Mumbai Police: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday alleged that the NIA taking over the probe into the recovery of an explosivesladen SUV near industrialist Mukesh Ambanis residence here amounted to demoralising the Mumbai Police and creating instability in MaharashtraTalking to reporters here Raut also said Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze arrested late Saturday night by the National Investigation Agency NIA is an honest successful officer and a good investigatorThe state governments prestige is at stake in this case the Rajya Sabha member saidMeanwhile state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh told reporters in Nagpur that the ATS and NIA were probing the recovery of the explosivesladen vehicle and the case of Hirans deathThe truth will come out and action will be taken accordingly he saidWhen asked if Waze would be suspended Deshmukh did not commentA Scorpio found parked near Ambanis house on Carmichael Road in south Mumbai on February 25 contained some gelatin sticks and a threat letterVaze an encounter specialist is also facing heat in the murder case of Thanebased businessman Mansukh Hiran who was in possession of the Scorpio Hiran was found dead in a creek in Thane district on March 5The state AntiTerrorism Squad ATS is investigating the Hiran murder case It had registered an FIR against unidentified persons days after Hirans body was foundRaut said the Mumbai Police were capable of investigating both the cases and involvement of central agencies wasnt requiredThey Mumbai Police are capable and professional They cant be pressured The NIA taking over the probe amounts to creating pressure and terror of the central government by lowering the morale of the police and destabilising the state he allegedThe Shiv Senas chief spokesperson further charged that Vazes arrest by the NIA amounted to encroaching upon the rights of the police and an attack on their capabilitiesRaut said state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had handed over the probe to the ATS but the NIA entered the scene to probe the recovery of 20 gelatin sticks in the ScorpioTo a question on sections under which Vaze has been charged Raut said There is a difference between charges being levelled and the charges being provedThe state governments prestige is at stake in this case he further saidRaut also said the government should take very seriously the issue of sensitive information reaching the opposition leaders firstThe opposition should explain what the CBIs probe found into the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death which the Mumbai Police had not investigatedIn his weekly column Rokhtok in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana Raut said it was not a good sign for the state government that Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Devendra Fadnavis had access first to all confidential documents in case of the explosivesladen SUV and Hirans mysterious deathHe said the present controversy has enabled the opposition to regain its lost confidenceWhat was happening in the state currently was not good for its prestige he saidRaut said Sanjay Rathod had to resign as state minister over the Puja Chavan suicide case while the opposition targeted Sachin Vaze in the case of Manuskh Hirans deathBut the opposition is not ready to speak on the cases of suicide of interior designer Anvay Naik and Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha member Mohan Delkar he saidRepublic TV EditorinChief Arnab Goswami and two others were arrested on November 4 last year by Raigad police in connection with the suicide of Anvay Naik and his mother in 2018 They were granted bail by the Supreme Court a few days laterDelkar 58 was found dead in a hotel in south Mumbai last monthDubbing the recovery of gelatin sticks from the vehicle found near Ambanis residence and Hirans death as a mystery Raut said But there is a difference between mystery and truthHe said Hiran left his house for the last time saying a police official called Tawde had called him to Kandivali police stationBut there is no official by that name in Kandivli All this is very complicated An external force is controlling some groups in the Mumbai and Thane police forces Raut claimed adding that it is not good if factionalism in the police force shows up againThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever