What was said in court
The hearings were held virtually, with the court noting the threat perception against Poonawala
Why police wanted to extend Poonawala’s custody
Police said Poonawala has disclosed the weapon allegedly used to dismember Walkar’s body was bought at a shop on MG Road, and not from a store in Chhattarpur, as previously claimed. Thus, police said they need his additional custody to identify the shop and to corroborate his revelations
Police said Poonawala has been misleading police during their search for Walkar’s remains, and they need his further custody to search Delhi’s forested areas Police said they also want to take Poonawala to Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to establish the sequence of events leading to the murder
What court ruled
Metropolitan magistrate Aviral Shukla extended Poonawala’s police custody by five days till November 22
In a separate hearing, metropolitan magistrate Vijayshree Rathore granted Delhi Police permission to conduct a narco analysis of Poonawala, after he consented to the test