New Delhi: A court on Monday granted the special cell the custody of gangster Hashim Baba, his wife Zoya Khan, Sameer alias Baba and Anwar Khan alias Chacha for eight days in a case registered under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). The court of special NIA judge Chander Jit Singh observed that there was sufficient material on record to justify the request of the investigating agency. Observing that the prosecution should get a chance to thoroughly investigate the matter to place a holistic picture before the court, the judge said, “It is important not only from the perspective of the investigating agency as a chance to establish their case, but also it will be an opportunity for an accused to produce any material which they believe shows their innocence. The evidence collected will eventually be the basis of the case for both of them.” On July 18, the court reserved an order on the police custody. Delhi Police had sought a 10-day remand. Special public prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh submitted that the accused were arrested in the MCOCA case linked with the murder of a businessman, Sunil Jain, in Farsh Bazar. The murder is the outcome of an organised crime syndicate, he claimed. The court directed that a medical examination of the accused be carried out before and after the police custody as per rules. The medical examination of the accused will also be conducted around 4pm every alternate day.The court allowed the defence counsel to meet the accused every day for 15 minutes if they so desire, between 5.30pm and 6.30pm, in the presence of a police officer, who will be distant enough to be out of earshot. If the accused are taken out of the police station, a meeting with the defence counsel will be conducted through videoconference. Police will also extend appropriate medical assistance and medicines to Anwar, who has some medical issues. New Delhi: A court on Monday granted the special cell the custody of gangster Hashim Baba, his wife Zoya Khan, Sameer alias Baba and Anwar Khan alias Chacha for eight days in a case registered under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). The court of special NIA judge Chander Jit Singh observed that there was sufficient material on record to justify the request of the investigating agency. Observing that the prosecution should get a chance to thoroughly investigate the matter to place a holistic picture before the court, the judge said, “It is important not only from the perspective of the investigating agency as a chance to establish their case, but also it will be an opportunity for an accused to produce any material which they believe shows their innocence. The evidence collected will eventually be the basis of the case for both of them.” On July 18, the court reserved an order on the police custody. Delhi Police had sought a 10-day remand. Special public prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh submitted that the accused were arrested in the MCOCA case linked with the murder of a businessman, Sunil Jain, in Farsh Bazar. The murder is the outcome of an organised crime syndicate, he claimed. The court directed that a medical examination of the accused be carried out before and after the police custody as per rules. The medical examination of the accused will also be conducted around 4pm every alternate day.The court allowed the defence counsel to meet the accused every day for 15 minutes if they so desire, between 5.30pm and 6.30pm, in the presence of a police officer, who will be distant enough to be out of earshot. If the accused are taken out of the police station, a meeting with the defence counsel will be conducted through videoconference. Police will also extend appropriate medical assistance and medicines to Anwar, who has some medical issues.
