Air hostess’ death: Court relief to inlaws 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 post-mortem report after Anissia’s parents requested for another autopsy. Deputy commissioner of police (south), Romil Baaniya said 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. Mayank’s parents have been given exemption by a Saket court till July 20 from police questioning,” Baaniya said.

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 evidence, right from the injuries on her body to the messages she had sent to her parents and friends alleging violent behaviour and dowry demands made by her in-laws,” he said.

A Delhi court on Tuesday sent Mayank Singhvi, the husband of flight attendant Anissia Batra, to two weeks’ judicial custody.