Ex-J&K DSP’s custody extended till June 16

NEWDELHI: A Delhi court on Monday extended till June 16 the judicial custody of Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested earlier this year while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists in a vehicle on the SrinagarJammu Highway.

Singh was produced before the court via video conferencing which extended his custody for a month, his advocate Prashant Prakash said. Special judge M K Nagpal had earlier directed the jail authorities of Hira Nagar Jail in Jammu and Kashmir, where Singh is currently lodged, to produce him before the court here today.

The judge had also issued production warrants against three other accused — Javed Iqbal, Syed Naveed Mushtaq and Imran Shafi Mir — arrested in the case. The court extended their custody as well till June 16.