Harmit Singh –the accused of the family massacre at Adarshnagar in Ballupur, Dehradun on the night of Diwali- was produced in the court of judicial magistrate on Monday and he was sent for judicial custody.
The court has set December 4 as the date for the next hearing of the case, it is learnt. Meanwhile, since Harmit was attacked twice in the court campus by his enraged family members in the past, police kept him well- cordoned this time.
Police forces in adequate numbers were deployed in the court campus on Monday to avoid such an attack. However, the family members had reached the court premises on Monday as they were aware of the fact that Harmit would be produced in the court.
Police brought Harmit in the court campus from the jail amid tight security. He was produced in the court of judicial magistrate where the court extended his judicial custody for another ten days.
Cantt police station in-charge inspector VK Jetha said that the teams had already collected evidences from the site.
Besides, they had questioned several persons connected to the case. Teams are still working on several angles, he added. It should be mentioned here that Harmit Singh had allegedly murdered four members of his family -his father Jai Singh, step-mother Kulwant Kaur, pregnant step-sister Harpreet Kaur and her three- year-old child on the night of Diwali.