The body of one Mansukh Hiren whose car was found outside Mukesh Ambani's residence last week with gelatin inside it, died by suicide by jumping into Kalwa creek in Thane, Maharashtra, said Thane DCP.
The Scorpio car had been stolen from the eastern suburbs a few days ago, police said. The Police has registered accidental death report in the case.
In his statement to the Mumbai Police, Mansukh Hiren had claimed that his car had not been in use for over a year and that he recently drove the vehicle because he wanted to sell it. Hiren had said to police officials that his car broke down and he decided to park it on the Mulund-Airoli Link Road on February 16. When he returned to the spot the next day, the vehicle had been stolen.
According to the police, Mansukh Hiren had even filed a complaint about his stolen Scorpio with the Vikhroli police.
Explosive materials were found in a vehicle outside group chairman Mukesh Amb's residence on February 25. Some amount of Gelatin and letter was found in the vehicle, Mumbai Police had said.
According to sources, the handwritten "threat letter" in "broken English" was addressed to Mukesh Ambani and his wife Neeta Ambani.
The suspect who parked the car (near Mukesh Amb's house yesterday) was seen in CCTV footage but has not been identified as he was wearing a face mask and his head was covered with a hoodie, said Mumbai Police.