Accused of killing a Chandigarh Police Inspector, dismissed UT police constable Basant Kumar and his girlfriend Sarita were on Thursday remanded to police custody till June 17. The police would now interrogate them about the circumstances leading to the murder of Inspector Sucha Singh.
Basant Kumar alias Bunty is accused of murdering Sucha Singh on June 8. He was arrested by the Haryana police from a hotel in Paharganj area of New Delhi on Sunday. along with his girlfriend who was present when the Inspector was stabbed to death. The Inspector, posted with the traffic wing of UT police, was stabbed to death on duty when he rounded up the duo for suspicious movement. A home guard volunteer was injured, by the duo on June 8.
The dismissed constable, accused of three murders, had earlier murdered Sarita's husband Sandeep and her mother-in-law Roshni Devi after getting an official rifle issued from the armoury of Chandigarh Police. The lover duo wanted to get married but faced social barriers due to them being from the same village and both belonging to the same Jat caste.
Police asked for five days remand to recover the blood stained clothes of the accused and the sharp edged weapon with which Sucha Singh was murdered. But Rajnish K Sharma, Chief Judicial Magistrate agreed for four day police remand after the defense counsel said that they have already admitted to the crime and a four day remand should be enough for further investigation.
In April, Basant had fraudulently got a rifle issued for himself from police lines in Chandigarh and shot dead the husband and the mother-in-law of his paramour on 18 April in Sonipat and escaped from there.