India, April 19 -- On Wednesday, the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court rejected the discharge plea of police officer Riyazuddin Kazi, who was suspended and booked in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case.

Kazi, who is currently out on bail, was arrested by the NIA in April 2021 for allegedly conspiring to commit the crime with the main accused, Sachin Waze, a police officer who was dismissed following his participation in the incident.

The NIA had charged Kazi under sections related to destruction of evidence and hatching criminal conspiracy. As per the chargesheet, Kazi helped Waze arrange fake vehicle registration number plates that were used while committing the crime and later destroyed the illegally seized Dig...