Special Judge NIA Jammu Subash C Gupta extended 15 days judicial remand of DySP Devinder Singh and others.
Singh was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir police on Srinagar-Jammu Highway in South Kashmir while ferrying two militants, Naveed Babu, his associate, Rafi Ahmad in a car on January 11.
The other accused are Syed Irfan Ahmad alias Irfan, son of Syed Mushtaq Ahmed, all the residents of Shopian.
Davinder Singh was produced before the court from the Sub-Jail, Hiranagar whereas other accused were produced through video conference from Kot Bhalwal Jail.
“Keeping in view the facts and the circumstances of the case, gravity and heinousness of the crime as involved in the present matter, submissions made by the CIO of the NIA and the stage of the investigation of the case, the court is of the considered opinion that remanding of the accused to further judicial custody is imperative for completion of the ongoing investigation,” the Judge observed.
