The Supreme Court has asked former police officer Pradeep Sharma, who was arrested in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and the killing of businessman Mansukh Hiran, to file a fresh interim bail application. A vacation bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Prashant Kumar Mishra posted the matter for hearing on June 5, while taking note of the submission of Additional Solicitor General SV Raju. Sharma is currently in judicial custody and has sought interim bail on humanitarian grounds to take care of his wife, who has developed serious complications after surgery. Sharma’s plea challenges an order of the Bombay High Court, which had refused to grant him bail.
On February 25, 2021, an explosives-laden SUV was found near Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s residence ‘Antilia’ in south Mumbai. Businessman Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV, was found dead in a creek in neighbouring Thane on March 5 last year. Sharma, who was a member of the Mumbai police’s encounter squad that killed over 300 criminals in numerous encounters, has been accused of helping his former colleague Waze in eliminating Mansukh Hiran.
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Pradeep Sharma is a former police officer who has been accused of his involvement in the Antilia bomb scare and the murder of businessman Mansukh Hiran. Sharma was a member of the Mumbai police’s encounter squad and has been accused of helping his former colleague Waze in eliminating Mansukh Hiran.
