A Kasauli court today remanded in five-day police custody the main accused in the killing of an assistant town planner while leading a demolition drive here.
Vijay Singh, who was arrested from the Mathura- Vrindavan area yesterday, was produced before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Yuzvindra Singh under tight security.
The prosecution sought five day police remand of Singh to recover the weapon used by him for committing the crime.The court allowed the plea.
A team comprising Himachal Pradesh and Delhi Police personnel had arrested Singh for the murder of Assistant Town Planner Shail Bala Sharma on Tuesday.
Singh had fired at Sharma, who was leading a Supreme Court-mandated demolition drive against illegal structures, and fled.
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