Articles by Manish Pathak
Sachin Vaze stayed at 5-star hotel using forged Aadhaar card, fake name: NIA
NIA officials said that a team conducted a search in a room in the Trident hotel at Nariman Point where Vaze reportedly resided from February 16 to February 20
Updated on Mar 23, 2021 10:09 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Mumbai
Bizman Hiran’s body had injuries on head, neck, says ATS officer
ATS is investigating the death of 48-year-old Thane-based auto spare parts dealer who is linked to an explosives-carrying car that was found parked outside billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s house on February 25.
Updated on Mar 19, 2021 02:36 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Mumbai
Former owner of Mercedes denies link to Vaze
Saransh Bhavsar, the previous owner of the Mercedes-Benz car that was allegedly being used by the suspended assistant police inspector, said he did not know Vaze.
Updated on Mar 18, 2021 07:23 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
After raid at Vaze’s office, NIA says he hid evidence
Vaze, who was arrested by NIA and remanded to custody till March 25 by a special NIA court, was lead investigator before the case was transferred to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad a few days later.
Updated on Mar 17, 2021 03:12 AM IST
Manish Pathak Anamika Gharat, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Vaze suspended again, CCTV grab under probe
After a CCTV grab showed a person walking near Ambani’s residence, the NIA is investigating whether that person was Vaze.
Published on Mar 16, 2021 06:25 AM IST
Antilia case: Sachin Vaze suspended again
The Mumbai Police on Monday suspended Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze following his arrest by the National Investigation Authority (NIA) in connection with its probe on the recovery of explosives from an SUV parked outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence last month, even as his brother Sudharm Vaze filed a habeas corpus petition in the Bombay high court on Monday against the arrest claiming that Vaze was being made into a “scapegoat” by “certain political powers”
Updated on Mar 16, 2021 12:30 AM IST
, Mumbai
Manish Pathak, KAY Dodhiya and Surendra GanganIn Mumbai, a bomb scare, a murder mystery, and terror angle: What we know so far
Assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze has been remanded to custody till March 25, after the NIA arrested him late Saturday night for his purported role in planting explosives in an SUV found parked outside billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s house on February 25
Updated on Mar 16, 2021 06:57 AM IST
Vaze in NIA custody till Mar 25; focus on 2nd car
Vaze was summoned at the agency’s Mumbai office at Cumballa Hill in south Mumbai around 11:30am on Saturday to record his statement after 20 unassembled gelatin sticks were discovered along with a threat letter in a Scorpio parked outside Ambani’s residence.
Published on Mar 15, 2021 01:38 AM IST
NIA gets Sachin Vaze’s custody till March 25 in Ambani security care probe
Sachin Vaze was arrested late Saturday night by the NIA at their Mumbai office after he was questioned in the case.
Published on Mar 14, 2021 05:20 PM IST
Manish Pathak, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Ambani security scare probe: Sachin Vaze remanded to NIA custody till March 25
Mansukh Hiran's wife accused Vaze of killing her husband and claimed that Vaze was pressurising Hiran to get arrested in the case.
Updated on Mar 14, 2021 04:59 PM IST
Bomb threat to death: Decoding the case
Shortly after Hiran’s body washed up in a creek in Thane on March 5, his family stopped talking to the media. Till then, Hiran, Vimla; brother, Vinod (50), and older son, Meet (21), had addressed the scrutiny that accompanied the discovery that the Scorpio had been traced to them.
Updated on Mar 11, 2021 03:28 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Mumbai
Anamika GharatMansukh Hiran death: Know Sachin Vaze, the police officer who was transferred
On Wednesday, Vaze reached the Mumbai police headquarters in Crawford Market around noon and had a two-hour long meeting with Mumbai police commissioner Parambir Singh. Through the course of the day, he also met other senior officers in the crime branch.
Published on Mar 11, 2021 12:28 AM IST
Manish Pathak, Mumbai
Mansukh Hiran: The mysterious death that has gripped Mumbai
On February 25, an SUV with loose sticks of Gelatin was found parked outside Mukesh Ambani’s house. It was traced back to a Thane auto parts businessman, but on March 5, his body washed up ashore in a creek outside Mumbai. Here’s what we know so far
Updated on Mar 10, 2021 02:53 PM IST
Ambani security threat: Political slugfest over death of car owner
Fadnavis accused the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of shielding assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze and called for his arrest under section 201 of Indian Penal Code
Updated on Mar 10, 2021 04:30 AM IST
, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Surendra P Gangan and Manish PathakCops continue hunt for suspects as CCTV footage provides little clues
On the afternoon of February 25, the Scorpio was found abandoned on Carmichael Road, around 600 metres away from Mukesh Ambani's residence. Twenty loose gelatin sticks were found in the car, although there was no timer or detonation device.
Published on Mar 01, 2021 06:51 AM IST
Car with explosives found near Mukesh Ambani’s residence
Police said the vehicle — a green Scorpio with a wrong number plate had around 20 Gelatin sticks in it — was about 600 metres away from the house of Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani on Altamount Road.
Published on Feb 26, 2021 04:01 AM IST
Vijay Kumar Yadav
Resident doctor dies by suicide at Mumbai hospital, say police
Police said the reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained. They said the matter came to light on Monday when a colleague of the doctor found him lying unconscious on his bed
Published on Feb 16, 2021 01:20 PM IST
3 trapped crew members of Greatship Rohini found dead in search operation
Bodies of two seafarers were found from the tween-deck area, burnt beyond recognition and the third body with burn injuries was found from the engine control room
Published on Feb 14, 2021 04:02 PM IST
Manish Pathak, Mumbai
Mumbai crime branch busts CDR racket, two held
Accessing someone’s personal data like call details, mobile locations and bank statements is illegal, but the accused used to illegally obtain all the details and sell the same to their clients, according to the police.
Published on Feb 08, 2021 10:13 PM IST
2 traffickers including one who used Mercedes car to push drugs nabbed in Mumbai
One of the two dealers was allegedly using his high-end car to peddle and distribute drugs to high profile customers in Mumbai’s western suburbs
Published on Feb 07, 2021 08:14 PM IST
Mumbai Police nab more than 100 criminals in Operation All Out ahead of R-Day
Mumbai Police had started Operation All Out to maintain law and order in the city and is carried out once or twice a month.
Published on Jan 24, 2021 06:56 PM IST
TRP scam: former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta shifted to JJ Hospital
Kaushtubh Kurlekar, the jail superintendent, confirmed Dasgupta's hospitalisation.
Published on Jan 16, 2021 03:25 PM IST
Manish Pathak, Mumbai
Mumbai: BMC alleges actor Sonu Sood turned residential building into hotel, files complaint
BMC had reportedly issued a notice to Sood regarding the matter earlier. Sood, in October, had moved the city civil court against the notice
Updated on Jan 07, 2021 12:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai |
Mehul Thakkar and Manish Pathak
Woman found dead in Khar building: Mumbai Police to probe attempt to rape angle
To verify their suspicion, the police have sent the victim’s clothes for forensic analysis and are in the process of collecting other evidences from the murder spot. Two people have been arrested for murder, assault in the case
Updated on Jan 04, 2021 12:35 AM IST
Suresh Raina, Guru Randhawa among 34 held during raid on Mumbai club for violating Covid norms
The joint commissioner of police Vishwas Nangre Patil confirmed the raid and said “the people found in the club including staff members were booked for violating Covid-19 norms”
Updated on Dec 22, 2020 05:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Manish Pathak
TRP case: Republic TV’s distribution head arrested; channel denies charges
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 02:08 AM IST
, Mumbai
Vijay Kumar Yadav and Manish PathakArrests of Arnab Goswami and two others seem illegal, observes court; cops file revision plea
Published on Nov 06, 2020 12:24 AM IST
, Mumbai/alibag
Charul Shah & Manish PathakArnab Goswami, 2 others sent to 14-day judicial custody in 2018 suicide abetment case
A fresh first information report (FIR) was also filed against the Republic TV editor, his wife and two others by the Mumbai Police on Wednesday evening for resisting police officials who came to arrest him in the morning.
Updated on Nov 04, 2020 11:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai |
Manish Pathak, Charul Shah and Vijaykumar Yadav | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar
Mumbai: Six arrested for making transactions using foreigners’ card details
The police arrested six members of the gang, including a woman, from Delhi and Mumbai and recovered 9 electronic data capture machines from them
Updated on Nov 03, 2020 03:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Manish Pathak
‘Fake evidence planted’: Jharkhand activist Stan Swamy claims before arrest
Stan Swamy is know for activism to raise rights issues of Jharkhand’s tribal community.
Updated on Oct 09, 2020 11:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai |
Charul Shah & Manish Pathak | Edited by Abhinav Sahay