UP COPS GET 4-DAY TRANSIT REMAND OF VIKAS DUBEY AIDES

THANE:A court in Thane in Maharashtra on Monday granted transit remand of four days to Uttar Pradesh police of two Vikas Dubey aides held here earlier.

The two, identified as Arvind alias Guddan Trivedi (45) and his driver Sushilkumar alias Sonu Tiwari (30), were held on Saturday by Maharashtra ATS from a chawl in Dhokali area of Thane.

Uttar Pradesh police produced the two in the court of First Class Judicial Magistrate AB Kadian who granted transit remand till July 16, and ordered that the duo be subjected to a coronavirus test before being taken to UP.

Advocates Anil Jadhav and Zia Shaikh sought that Trivedi and Tiwari be taken to UP by air, which was opposed by advocate Jaishree Korde, appearing for the state, who said flight tickets would not be available at such short notice.