Delhi police constable hit and drag case: Court grants three days custody of accused to Delhi police

New Delhi [India], September 30 : Delhi's Tis Hazari court on granted three days of custody remand of accused Rajnish alias Situ to investigate the matter of Delhi police constable hit and drag case.
Accused Rajnish was produced before the Tis Hazari court after fresh arrest. It has been alleged that police Constable has been killed by crushing between two vehicles.
Judicial Magistrate (First class) Charu Asiwal granted three days custody of Rajnish to Delhi police.
Accused is to be produced before the court on October 3.
Delhi police sought five days custody remand to investigate the case.
While seeking five days remand, the Police said that Rajnish is a passenger of the same vehicle used in the commission of offence of killing the constable.
The person who was driving the vehicle is absconding. There are inputs that the accused persons had visited their friend in Ponta Sahib in Himachal Pradesh.
The police said that we are searching for the driver and owner of the car.
Delhi police submitted that accused is to be taken to Jhajjar Haryana and Ponta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh
Defence counsel Aashutosh Bhardwaj opposed the custody remand application. He said the accused was not driving the vehicle. There is no criminal intention on his part. Five days custodial remand is not justified.
Defence counsel also submitted that Akashdeep, elder brother of accused, was also illegally detained.
However, the police denied the assertion. It was submitted that he was released after inquiry.
The court said to the defence counsel that if the police are dying in this way, there will be no law and order.