Barala, friend sent to judicial custody

CHANDIGARH: A local court on Saturday sent Vikas Barala, son of Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party president Subhash Barala, and his friend Ashish Kumar — both accused in the Chandigarh stalking case — to judicial custody till August 25.

The two appeared before duty magistrate Gaurav Datta at the Chandigarh district courts.

The Chandigarh police submitted an application for their judicial remand for 14 days. The court allowed the application. Vikas, 23, and Ashish, 27, were held for allegedly stalking Varnika Kundu, a 29-year-old DJ, late on Friday night.

Kundu is a daughter of a senior IAS officer.