'Reinstating Waze as police ruined things for MVA'

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has said in his book, 'Narkatla Swarg', that if assistant police inspector Sachin Waze had not been re-inducted into the police, many bitter moments of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government could have been avoided.

- HT Correspondent

MUMBAI:

Raut's book, which was released on Saturday, is about his days in Arthur Road Central Prison when he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate for alleged money-laundering in the Patra Chawl scam case.

Raut has also reiterated that the then home minister Anil Deshmukh had no role in reinstating Waze, and he was brought back despite opposition from various quarters.

Waze was put in charge of the Mumbai police's Crime Intelligence Unit during the MVA government headed by Uddhav Thackeray.

The controversial police officer was arrested in the murder of Mansukh Hiren, one of the accused in the Antilia bomb scare case, and is facing a slew of cases.