Delhi riots: Man sent to 4-day police custody in connection with IB staffer murder

A Delhi court on Friday sent a man to four-day police custody in connection with the murder of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer, Ankit Sharma, during the violence in the national capital’s northeast area. Ankit’s body was found in a drain in Chand Bagh area on February 27, a day after he went missing. Delhi Police’s Special Cell had apprehended Salman in connection with the murder on Thursday. The accused was produced before the court amid high security. The police had also muffled his face to avoid being identified. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Singh Rajawat send him to the police custody till March 17 after the police told him that they need to “thoroughly interrogate” the accused and recover the weapon used for commission of crime. “He will also be confronted with Tahir Hussain,” Investigating Officer (IO) Amaleshwar Rao told the court. (IANS)

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