Antilia case-Hiran homicide: NIA raids former cop Pradeep Sharma’s home in Mumbai

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out a raid at former encounter specialist’ police officer Pradeep Sharma’s residence in suburban Andheri in reference to its probe into the Antilia’ bomb scare case and Mansukh Hiran’s homicide, an official mentioned. 
An NIA crew together with armed CRPF personnel raided Sharma’s home situated in J B Nagar in Andheri west round 6 am, the official mentioned. 
A search is being carried out, he mentioned. 
According to sources, Sharma can be being questioned by the NIA crew in reference to the case.

Roads resulting in the constructing, the place Sharma lives, have been cordoned off by the central safety forces and public motion within the space has been restricted. 
After getting the details about the raid, the Mumbai police additionally deployed its personnel on the spot.
Earlier, Sharma had been questioned by the NIA for 2 days at its workplace in south Mumbai as a part of the probe.

The central investigation company had earlier arrested former cops Sachin Waze, Riyazuddin Kazi, Sunil Mane, former police constable Vinayak Shinde and cricket bookie Naresh Gour for his or her involvement within the case.
It had not too long ago arrested Santosh Shelar and Anand Jadhav on this connection. The NIA has mentioned that each of them had been allegedly concerned within the conspiracy to plant an SUV with explosives close to industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence. 

The SUV was discovered deserted close to Ambani’s south Mumbai residence Antilia’ on February 25 this 12 months. Thane-based businessman Mansukh Hiran, who was in possession of the automobile, was discovered useless at a Mumbra creek on March 5. 
The two linked circumstances, earlier being probed by Maharashtra Police, had been later taken over by the NIA.