Air hostess’ death: Court relief to in-laws till Friday
NEW DELHI:A local court on Tuesday exempted the in-laws of flight attendant Anissia Batra from joining the police probe till July 20.
Police had arrested Anissia’s husband on Monday after registering a case of dowry death.
He was on Tuesday sent to jail for 14 days.
Investigators said they are also awaiting for a second postmortem report after Anissia’s parents requested for another autopsy alleging that the initial one was not video recorded. Deputy commissioner of police (south), Romil Baaniya said that Anissia’s husband Mayank Singhvi had been arrested under Section 304b, which relates to case of dowry death.
“He was sent to judicial custody by a court. The main exhibits, which were collected as evidence from the spot, are being examined. The second autopsy report and forensic examination of the phones seized are awaited. Mayank’s parents have been given exemption by a Saket court till July 20 from police questioning,” Baaniya said.
He said the police got a call from the hospital around 6.30pm reporting Anissia’s death. Initial probe has revealed that the woman jumped around 4.30pm. “Around 4.15pm , she had texted Mayank before taking the extreme step,” the officer said, adding that the initial autopsy report suggests that the woman had died from injuries to her thoracic lumber and a broken neck.
Ishkaran Singh Bhandari, the advocate representing Anissia’s family, on Tuesday said that the body had injury marks suggesting assault. “Domestic violence was clearly visible. We demand a fair investigation in the matter. The police must arrest the parents of Anissia’s husband. There are a lot of evidences, right from the injuries on her body to the messages she had sent to her parents and friends alleging violent behaviour,” Bhandari said.
The DCP also said that the victim’s parents in their statement have said that her husband demanded dowry, but have not mentioned if the demands were met. One of Anissia’s friend, whom she had texted a few hours before her death, has also been asked to join for police questioning, the officer said.
HUSBAND SENT TO JUDICIAL REMAND
A Delhi court on Tuesday sent Mayank Singhvi, the husband of flight attendant Anissia Batra, to two weeks’ judicial custody.
Metropolitan Magistrate Anuj Kumar sent Mayank to 14 days’ judicial remand after Delhi police moved an application saying the accused was not required for custodial interrogation and he be sent to judicial custody.
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