Ambani security scare: NIA arrests Sachin Waze's associate Riyaz Kazi
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Mumbai,
Apr
11:
The
NIA
on
Sunday
arrested
police
officer
Riyaz
Kazi,
an
associate
of
suspended
cop
Sachin
Waze,
in
connection
with
the
case
of
an
explosives-laden
SUV
found
near
industrialist
Mukesh
Ambani''s
residence,
a
police
official
said.
Assistant
police
inspector
(API)
Kazi
was
called
for
questioning
again
by
the
National
Investigation
Agency
(NIA)
on
Sunday
and
later
placed
under
arrest,
he
said.
He was previously also questioned by the NIA in connection with the case of the SUV with explosives found near Ambani''s residence in south Mumbai on February 25 and the subsequent death of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran.
Kazi was shunted out of the Mumbai Crime Branch last month, the official said.
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Earlier, in a CCTV footage, Kazi was seen entering a number plates shop in Vikhroli area here and having a conversation with the outlet''s owner. He was also seen taking away a digital video recorder and a computer of the shop.
Kazi was also seen collecting CCTV footage from Waze''s housing complex in neighbouring Thane, the official said.
The probe agency suspects that Kazi assisted Waze in obtaining fake number plates used for the SUV found with explosives near Ambani''s residence in south Mumbai, he said.
Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV, was found dead in a creek in Thane on March 5.
The NIA arrested Waze on March 13 in connection with its probe into the case.