Maha BJP belligerent as mystery over Hiren’s death deepens

Mumbai, Mar. March 6 : A shroud of mystery continues to envelop the death of Thane businessman after his autopsy report remained inconclusive on the exact cause/s of his demise as the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party aggressively demanded a probe by NIA, here on Saturday.
The autopsy report’s findings and medical opinion are kept on ‘reserve’ though the viscera have been preserved and sent to the Sir J. J. Hospital here for further analysis, officials said.
Though there are reportedly no visible injury marks on Hiren’s body, his family and friends have dismissed the ‘suicide by drowning’ as he was an expert swimmer, besides eyewitnesses who have questioned why his mouth was gagged with 5-6 handkerchiefs.
Hiren, 48, came into the limelight after his stolen SUV, a Scorpio was abandoned near Antilia, the home of industrialist and Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Feb. 25.
The next day, the police found 20 gelatin sticks in it besides a purported threat letter to the Ambani family, triggering a sensation in corporate and political circles.
Exactly 10 days later, Hiren’s body was fished out of the wetlands in Thane Creek near Mumbra town on Friday morning, stoking a massive political row.