Uddhav senses 'something fishy' in NIA taking over probe

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said the NIA taking over the case of a vehicle laden with explosives being found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai suggests something was "fishy". Talking to reporters in Mumbai Thackeray said "We had handed over the case of the vehicle laden with explosives and the mysterious death of Mansukh Hiran to the ATS. The NIA taking over the case shows something was fishy."

The ATS will continue to conduct its probe into Mansukh Hiran's death, the Chief Minister said. He said the opposition does not have faith in the state machinery and wanted to show it doesn't function. "If that is so, why is it demanding that the state government reduce taxes on fuel?" the chief minister asked. We are also investigating another matter, that of the suicide of MP Mohan Delkar. The Opposition has no guts to speak about it as they know who calls the shots in Union Territories," he added.

On Sunday, the Maharashtra Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) registered the FIR against unidentified persons on the order of the state home department under IPC Sections 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) and 120(b) (criminal conspiracy). The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the case following orders from the Ministry of Home Affairs, an official spokesperson said on Monday.The agency is in the process of re-registering the case, the spokesperson added.