India, Sept. 18 -- Dismissed police officer Sachin Waze has approached the special NIA court alleging a "smear campaign" against him after his name surfaced in a fresh CBI FIR registered in connection with the death of celebrity manager Disha Salian.

Waze, currently in judicial custody in the Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiren murder cases, has sought to be heard before the court passes any order on his production before the CBI. In his application filed on Thursday, Waze claimed that the publicity surrounding the case was being used to prejudice his ongoing criminal proceedings and bail pleas.

Waze said he learnt "through newspapers and other sources" that the CBI had registered a case in which his name was mentioned. He stressed tha...