Mumbai's Esplanade Court on Saturday sent dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze to police custody till November 13 in connection with an extortion case. The crime branch has filed an application for recording of the statement of a witness in the extortion case under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 164.

The court has allowed the application and statement to be recorded on November 8. Earlier on November 1, Esplanade Court had sent Sachin Waze to Crime Branch's custody till November 6 in connection with an extortion case. However, the Crime Branch had sought 10-day custody of Waze in the matter.