{
  "id": 12718950,
  "title": "Sachin Waze Planted Antilia SUV To Salvage Name, Pose As ‘Super Cop’: NIA To Bombay HC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sachin-waze-planted-antilia-suv-to-salvage-name-pose-as-super-cop-nia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T21:17:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/sachin-waze-planted-antilia-suv-to-salvage-name-pose-as-super-cop-nia-to-bombay-hc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, October 7, 2026 - The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has informed the Bombay High Court that former police officer Sachin Waze masterminded the 2021 Antilia bomb scare incident to restore his reputation and portray himself as a \"super cop\". The agency also claims that Waze murdered businessman Mansukh Hiran, who possessed the SUV, as he feared Hiran could expose the conspiracy. A two-judge bench of the High Court extended the stay on Waze's bail granted by a special court until Thursday. The NIA has contested a September 29 order granting bail in the Antilia bomb scare and Hiran murder case. Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, representing the NIA, stated that Waze, who had earlier been suspended over his suspected involvement in a fake encounter case, was reinstated and was leading the Crime Intelligence Unit of the Mumbai crime branch at the time of the incident. Singh alleged that Waze planted an explosives-laden car outside a prominent industrialist's residence to salvage his name and subsequently act as if he solved the case, thereby becoming a \"super cop\". The NIA contends that the alleged act aimed to instill terror not only among the industrialist and his family but throughout society. The agency also argued that Waze killed Hiran because he feared Hiran might reveal the conspiracy. The NIA challenged the special court's bail order, describing it as \"completely misplaced on both facts and law\". The NIA asserted that the special court had overlooked the testimony of a \"prime protected witness\" while evaluating the case and requested the High Court to dismiss the bail order and maintain the stay.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 7, 2026: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that dismissed police officer Sachin Waze had orchestrated the 2021 Antilia bomb scare to rebuild his reputation and project himself as a “super cop” by taking charge of the probe and eventually claiming to have solved it. The agency also alleged that Waze killed businessman Mansukh Hiran, who…",
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  "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."
}