On Thursday, the Bombay High Court questioned how dismissed Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze, who earned a monthly salary under Rs 1 lakh, was able to afford a Mercedes. Waze reportedly drove this vehicle to his office at the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s headquarters as well as to Varsha, the Chief Minister’s official residence.
The court remarked, “This person, being the rank of an API, drove in a Mercedes to his office which was in the same building as the commissioner of police. In fact, he (Waze) even went to Varsha bungalow in the Mercedes.” The High Court further raised questions regarding his month-long stay at a five-star hotel in Nariman Point, South Mumbai. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) noted that while the hotel was registered under a different name, the identification card attached to the booking featured Waze’s photograph.
