Antilia bomb scare: Antilia bomb scare: Accused Manish Soni wants to revoke confession in murder case | Mumbai News

Mumbai: A 48-year-old accused, Manish Soniarrested three years ago Antilia bomb scare And Mansukh Hiran In a murder case, he wrote to the court of first instance and would like to withdraw his confession. Soni was accused of driving the car in which Hiran was allegedly murdered. In his alleged confession, Soni detailed the sequence of events leading to the murder and the roles of co-accused Santosh Shelar, Satish Mothkuri and Anand Jadhav. The court directed the prosecution to submit its response.
In March, the special judge rejected Soni’s bail application, saying at this stage it cannot be said that his confession was involuntary or inadmissible. Soni claimed it was not taken voluntarily and claimed he was handcuffed. “At this point in time, it is apparent that this applicant was aware of and agreed with the main conspirator and others that if they killed Mansukh Hiran, they would be the ultimate beneficiaries of the larger conspiracy, although this applicant may have joined the same later on the date of the crime , i.e. February 25, 2021. It is also evident that they all were in close association with each other and continued to act in furtherance of the larger conspiracy and then killed Mansukh Hiran,” said special judge AM Patil.
Meanwhile, accused Anand Jadhav has applied for bail. “The prosecution’s entire case is based on circumstantial evidence; there is no material linking the accused with the present case. There is only one witness who speaks about the alleged car and about one Anand. Whether the accused is the same Anand or.” “This is not confirmed as no test identification parade was conducted in the present case through which the identity of the accused would have been confirmed,” the plea said.
On February 25, 2021, an explosives-laden Scorpion was found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s house, Antilia, in south Mumbai. It was alleged that Scorpio owner Hiran was murdered on March 4, 2021.