Don't Want To Be "Another Stan Swamy": Arrested Mumbai Cop Allowed Treatment

Antilla bomb scare case: Dismissed officer Sachin Waze had earlier told the court that three of his arteries had "90% blockage" and doctors had advised immediate surgery.

A special court on Monday refused to grant the National Investigation Agency (NIA) the custody of dismissed police officer Sachin Waze for questioning in the Antilia bomb scare case and allowed him to get admitted at a private hospital for treatment of his heart ailment after he said he doesn't want to become "another Stan Swamy". Special judge Prashant R Sitre permitted Mr Waze (49), who is currently in jail under judicial custody, to get admitted to a private hospital in Thane for treatment for his heart ailment. The cost of such treatment is to be borne by Mr Waze and his family, the court said. Mr Waze, through his lawyer, senior advocate Sudeep Pasbola, had earlier told the court that three of his arteries had "90 per cent blockage" and that doctors had advised immediate surgery for the same. He urged the court to permit him to seek private medical treatment, saying he did not wish to "die in custody like (tribal rights activist and Jesuit priest) Stan Swamy".