Sachin Waze is currently in judicial custody in Mumbai (File)
Sachin Waze, the suspended police officer under investigation over his alleged role in planting an explosives-laden car outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani's Mumbai house, has been permanently sacked. The office of the Mumbai Police Commissioner issued the order for Waze's dismissal from service citing constitutional provisions.
"API Sachin Hindurao Waze has been dismissed from police service. Order has been issued today under Provision of 311(2)(B) Constitution of India by Commissioner of Police, Greater Mumbai," police said.
The National Investigation Agency that has been investigating the recovery of scores of gelatin sticks (explosives) inside an abandoned car near Mr Ambani's multi-storey house in Mumbai, had arrested the ex-officer after making claims of finding incriminating evidence against him.
Sachin Waze is currently in judicial custody in Mumbai.
The agency is also probing the death of the Thane-based businessman, Mansukh Hiran, the owner of the car, who was found dead at a creek near Mumbai in March, days after he had reported the vehicle stolen.
Mr Hiran's wife has alleged Waze had used the car for months before it went missing. She blames the ex-officer for her husband's death.
Sachin Waze had been reinstated in the Mumbai Police in June last year after remaining suspended since 2003 over a case linked to custodial death of a bomb blast accused. He was heading the Crime Intelligence Unit of the Mumbai Police when the explosives were found near the Ambani house.
Sachin Waze was also at the centre of the massive controversy triggered by Mumbai's ex-top cop Param Bir Singh's explosive letter to Chief Uddhav Thackeray in March, which led to the resignation of home minister Anil Deshmukh.
Days after he was shunted to low-key Home Guard over alleged lapses in the security scare probe, Mr Singh alleged that Mr Deshmukh had been using police officers, including Waze, to run an extortion racket. He said individual targets of extorting Rs 100 crore per month from Mumbai's restaurants and bars had been set for the officers.
In April, a Mumbai Police report submitted to the Maharashtra Home Department said Waze was appointed to the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) by Param Bir Singh, despite objections from the then Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime).