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A special NIA court has denied bail to Satish Mothkuri, accused in the Mansukh Hiran murder and Antilia bomb scare case, calling him the “actual assailant” responsible for Hiran’s death.

The court said co-accused who got bail stood on “different footings,” rejecting Mothkuri’s plea for parity and noting that delays in the trial were largely caused by the accused themselves.

The NIA alleged that Mothkuri participated in the killing for money, helped dispose of Hiran’s body, and tried to destroy evidence; other accused include former police officers Sachin Waze and Pradeep Sharma.

An accused in the murder case of businessman Mansukh Hiran and the Antilia bomb scare has been denied bail by a special NIA court here, claiming that he was the "actual assailant who smo

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