NIA takes Sachin Vaze to Mithi River; finds hard disk, vehicle number plate

Vaze has been arrested in connection with the security scare case related to industrialist Mukesh Ambani and is also a suspect in the murder of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took suspended Mumbai Police official Sachin Vaze to the Mithi River near Bandra-Kurla Complex to search for evidence on Sunday. After Vaze directed divers to several spots, they recovered two CPUs of computers, the number plate of a vehicle, two DVRs, and a laptop among other things.

A diver showing the number plate found in Mithi River (ANI Twitter)

The agency reportedly took the former officer to the river after he confessed he tried to destroy evidence in the case against him.

On March 13, Vaze was arrested by the NIA in connection with the security scare case related to industrialist Mukesh Ambani. He will remain in the agency's custody till April 3.

Watch: Sachin Vaze taken from jail to river; divers find laptop, car plates

Vaze is also a suspect in the murder of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran. Hiran was linked to the SUV in which explosives were found near Antilia, Ambani’s home, and was found dead in a creek in Thane on March 5.

Before being arrested, Vaze was in charge of the Hiren death case. "Initially, when Vaze was the investigating officer of the case, he got all the evidence in his custody and after Mansukh's murder when he realised that the case might go to some other agency, he tried to destroy them," people familiar with the developments told news agency PTI.