Widening the probe to unravel the mystery behind the shocking death of Thane-based business Mansukh Hiren, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained a person from Gujarat who has provided 14 SIM cards to the accused.
After the arrest of Naresh Gor, a cricket bookie and Vinayak Shinde, a dismissed-convicted police constable on parole, an ATS team rushed to neighbouring Gujarat state.
“A person who has provided 14 SIM cards is being investigated,” ATS sources said.
An ATS team is also learnt to have visited a godown in Bhiwandi in the Thane district.
According to the ATS team, Gor has helped procure the SIM cards for suspended Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze, who has been described as the main accused in the case.
The SIM card details are helping the ATS to know about the movement of the accused and the digital trail.
An NIA team also visited some of the locations in Thane city and district while another visited a five-star hotel in Mumbai, where Vaze used to stay in intervals.
Published 22 March 2021, 14:36 IST