A Delhi court on Monday extended the custody of Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam by three days, PTI reported. Imam has bee...
A Delhi court on Monday extended the custody of Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam by three days, PTI reported. Imam has been arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in a case related to the February violence in Delhi. On Monday, Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted the police custody for effective interrogation.
“The investigation in the present case of conspiracy for Delhi riots which took place in Delhi is continuing,” the judge said in his order. “The custodial interrogation has been sought of the accused Sharjeel Imam for confronting the material that has come during the investigation after his responses in the police custody remand. In order to have an effective and proper investigation, I deem it fit to allow the present application for seeking police custody remand of the accused Sharjeel Imam. However, it is granted only for a period of three days and not seven days as sought.”
Rawat added that Imam should be medically examined every 24 hours. He also directed that Imam’s counsel could speak to him for not more than half an hour at the beginning of the police custody. “The concerned police officials shall ensure that they remain outside the audible range during the said...
