The judicial magistrate, lansdowne remanded the accused of the double-murder case that was reported from Toliyudanda under Rekhnikhal block to 14 days’ judicial custody in Pauri jail.
The revenue police produced the accused before the court. Meanwhile, the sub-divisional magistrate lansdowne SS Sani requested the district magistrate to transfer the double murder case from revenue police to regular police for a proper investigation of the heinous crime.
On Saturday, the accused Surendra Singh allegedly murdered his brother and bhabhi (sister-in-law) with sharp weapons and escaped. Upon being informed of the crime, the revenue police registered a case under section 302 of IPC on the report lodged by former gram pradhan Devendra Singh.
The accused surrendered at Rekhnikhal police station on Sunday. As the area where the crime occurred falls under the jurisdiction of revenue police regular police handed over the accused to revenue police.
After taking the accused into custody, revenue police recovered three sharp weapons, hidden near the spot where the crime happened.
According to revenue sub- inspector (pattwari) Mohd Nassir, the accused had admitted the crime, saying that he had murdered his brother Prem Singh and his sister-in-law acting on an old enmity.