A court here on Monday extended till October 28 the police custody of four persons held for allegedly aiding the shooters in the Tiger Shroff firing case after investigators said they needed to collect voice samples.
Investigation so far has revealed that Radha delivered the weapon, provided by Kunal, in Mumbai. The investigation revealed that the accused were communicating through Signal app, which they destroyed. Kunal, Sumit, Radha and Babita were produced before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Esplanade Court) S Khedkar at the end of their previous remand on Monday.
The confrontation between the accused doesn’t require strict police custody, and it can be done in jail as well with court’s permission. Hence, the accused should be sent to judicial custody, the defence argued. Kunal (21) and Sumit (19), residents of Haryana’s Sonipat district, and Radha (23) and Babita (23), both from Uttar Pradesh, are among the 11 people arrested in the case. After hearing both sides, the court extended police custody of the four accused till October 28.
police told the court two pistols and cartridges used in the commission of the crime have been recovered, adding the four had full knowledge of the conspiracy While seeking custody extension. She and Babita had booked a hotel in Mumbai by giving fake identity cards, police told court. Data comprising photos and videos, including of the weapons used in the crime, has been recovered from their phones, police said.
