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NIA court grants bail to Sachin Waze in Antilia bomb scare case
A special NIA court on Tuesday granted bail to former Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze in the 2021 Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case. Judge Chakor Bawiskar ordered Waze's release…
A special NIA court on Tuesday granted bail to former Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze in the 2021 Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case. Judge Chakor Bawiskar ordered Waze's release on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and a surety, and barred him from entering Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts except to attend the trial.
The court rejected the prosecution's invocation of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, noting there was no evidence that the Ambani family was terrorised, that their business was disturbed, or that the gelatin sticks found in the SUV lacked detonators. The court held Hiran's death was an independent murder case under the IPC, not a terrorist act.
Prosecution had alleged Waze, reinstated after suspension, hatched a conspiracy to plant an explosives-laden SUV near Antilia and contracted killers to murder Hiran after he refused to take the blame. Waze will now face trial on the reduced charges.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both Hindustan Times and Times of India report Sachin Waze's bail, but diverge in framing. Hindustan Times leads with the guilt narrative, detailing the prosecution case of a conspiracy to terrorise and murder, while Times of India foregrounds the court's rejection of the UAPA charge, quoting the judge on the Ambanis not being terrorised. The Hindustan Times account omits the court's reasoning on the lack of detonators and undisturbed business, which Times of India highlights. A balanced reading suggests the court separated the murder from its terrorism element, a distinction that may shape Waze's upcoming trial.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
