A screen grab of a map found in suspended PI Sunil Mane’s phone is proving to be a crucial piece of evidence for the National Investigating Agency (NIA). The map shows the route to Mukesh Ambani’s residence Antilia from Priyadarshini Park in Chembur. Mane was arrested by NIA last week and on Wednesday, the court extended his NIA custody till May 1. The NIA told the court that he played an important role in the murder of Mansukh Hiran and the map was one of the reasons he was arrested last week.

Mane’s role in the murder

According to the NIA, Mane was part of the conspiracy and aided the other accused in eliminating Hiran after he refused to be arrested in the Antilia bomb threat case. The NIA told the court that Mane was not in his office on March 4, the day Hiran was killed as he was in Thane.