MUMBAI, Sept. 29 -- A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Tuesday granted bail to dismissed police officer Sachin Waze in the 2021 Antilia explosives scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case.

Special judge Chakor Bawiskar has granted Waze bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.1 lakh and one more surety in the same amount. Besides, the court has also ordered him to surrender his passport and barred him from entering Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts except to attend the trial.

The case arises from three interlinked FIRs registered in February and March 2021.

The first FIR, triggered by Thane-based auto parts dealer Mansukh Hiran's complaint about his Mahindra Scorpio being stolen, was registered on February 18. ...