{
  "id": 11243117,
  "title": "Antilia Bomb Scare Case: 'Won’t Rely On Statements Of 23 Witnesses,' NIA To Court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/antilia-bomb-scare-case-wont-rely-on-statements-of-23-witnesses-nia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T17:22:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/antilia-bomb-scare-case-wont-rely-on-statements-of-23-witnesses-nia-to-court"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, October 1, 2026: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has announced it won't rely on statements from 23 witnesses, including former police commissioner Param Bir Singh, in the trial of 10 accused in the Antilia bomb scare case and the murder of Thane trader Mansukh Hiran. The agency has provided a list of witnesses and documents that its prosecution team will not use in court. These include correspondence with messaging platform Telegram FZ LLC in Dubai, voice and handwriting samples, a gait analysis document, and CCTV footage with the Railway Protection Force (RPF). Pradeep Sharma, one of the accused, had requested the NIA to share Singh's statement to bolster his defense, but the statement has not been submitted to the court. The trial is set to begin after the prosecution complies with the requirement of supplying a list of relied-upon and unrelied-upon evidence, which they have done as part of procedural compliance.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 1, 2026: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has said it will not rely on statements of 23 witnesses, including former police commissioner Param Bir Singh, in the trial against 10 accused booked in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and subsequent murder of Thane trader Mansukh Hiran. The agency has submitted a list of witnesses whose statements were recorded during…",
  "key_points": [
    "NIA will not use statements from 23 witnesses in Antilia bomb scare trial",
    "Includes former police commissioner Param Bir Singh's testimony",
    "Prosecution to supply list of relied-upon and unrelied-upon evidence"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}