They have been arrested on June 26 and produced earlier than a courtroom the next day, which initially remanded them to 4 days of police custody.
Upon manufacturing at Alipore Court on Tuesday, their police custody was prolonged until July 8.(AFP)
The three are prime suspect Monojit Mishra – a brief staffer and an alumnus of South Calcutta Law College the place the incident passed off on June 25 night – and two present college students, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee.
They have been arrested on June 26 and produced earlier than a courtroom the next day, which initially remanded them to 4 days of police custody.
Upon manufacturing at Alipore Court on Tuesday, their police custody was prolonged until July 8.
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A safety guard of the faculty, Pinaki Banerjee, was additionally arrested on June 28 in reference to the case. His police custody was prolonged until July 4.
The extension of police custody got here following a prayer by the general public prosecutor and the investigating officer, who sought extra time to query the accused.
According to sources, the defence legal professionals of the three – Mishra, Ahmed, and Mukherjee – didn’t transfer bail pleas and as an alternative advised the courtroom that the accused have been totally cooperating with the investigation and are keen to assist deliver out the reality.
They additionally urged the courtroom to make sure that no media trial takes place earlier than the fees are confirmed and requested that the accused not be “victimised” within the course of.
The counsel of the safety guard pleaded for bail, arguing that his shopper had no prior prison file and had not left his place of responsibility.
The courtroom, nonetheless, rejected the plea and prolonged his police custody as effectively.
