In his plea, Sachin said the FIR, registered by the Maharashtra ATS in connection with Hiran’s death, has not named any person. He termed the FIR as “baseless and without any motive”, and said it was a result of a “witch-hunt”.
Police officer Sachin Waze, who has been facing heat in the death case of Mansukh Hiran, has filed a pre-arrest bail application in a court in neighbouring Thane district.
In his plea, Sachin said the FIR, registered by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with Hiran’s death, has not named any person. He termed the FIR as “baseless and without any motive”, and said it was a result of a “witch-hunt”.
He further claimed that at the time when Hiran went missing and was allegedly killed, he was at Dongri in south Mumbai.
Sachin filed the plea under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in the Thane district sessions court. Under this section, a person can seek bail if he or she is apprehending arrest in a…