Antilia Bomb Scare Case: SC Grants Bail to Ex-Mumbai Police Officer Pradeep Sharma

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 23rd Aug. The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Pradeep Sharma, a former Mumbai Police officer who was detained in connection with the Antilia bomb scare and murder of businessman Mansukh Hiran.

An explosives-laden SUV was found near tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s mansion ‘Antilia’ in south Mumbai on February 25, 2021.

On March 5, 2021, businessman Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV, was found dead in a creek in Thane.

Sharma along with police officers Daya Nayak, Vijay Salaskar and Ravindranath Angre was a member of the Mumbai Police’s encounter squad that killed over 300 criminals in numerous encounters. Salaskar had died during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.

Sachin Waze, a former police officer, is the key accused in the Antilia bomb planting case and Hiran’s killing.

On August 21, the panel of justices A S Bopanna and P S Narasimha reserved its decision after hearing pleas from senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi, representing Sharma, and Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, representing the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the case.

In June 2021, Sharma was arrested in connection with the matter.