Aurangabad Man Claims Number Plate Pulled From River In Mansukh Hiran Case

Vijay Madhukar Nade, who works as a clerk in the Social Welfare Department in Jalna district, claimed his car was stolen from Aurangabad in November last year

A resident of Aurangabad has claimed that the number plates recovered by the NIA as part of its probe into the death of auto parts dealer Mansukh Hiran - the owner of the explosives-laden SUV found near businessman Mukesh Ambani's home earlier this month, and whose body was found a few days later - is registered to his car, which he reported stolen in November last year. Vijay Madhukar Nade, who works as a clerk in the Social Welfare Department in Jalna district, claimed his car was stolen from Aurangabad's Uddhavrao Patil Chowk on November 16; he filed a FIR (first information report) with the police the following day. "My car - with the number MH-20-FP-1539 - was stolen on November 16, 2020, and an FIR was filed. I have a copy of the same. For three months, there was no information but yesterday, I was informed about it," Mr Nade said on Monday. The number plate Mr Nade says is his was recovered from the Mithi river - from the spot where Mansukh Hiran's body was found - on Sunday. This was after Mumbai policeman Sachin Waze had been taken there by the authorities to recover evidence he allegedly tried to destroy.