PANCHKULA: A local court on Sunday refused cops' request to extend the police remand of Himachal Pradesh Congress MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary and sent him in judicial remand to Ambala Central Jail.
The court also directed Panchkula police to file a reply on the request made by Chaudhary during the previous hearing, seeking permission to take oath as MLA on January 22.
During the hearing, representatives of Panchkula police failed to convince the court why they needed Chaudhary's police remand for two more days.
ACP Virender Singh, the probe officer, informed the court that four cellphones, including the victim's, were yet to be recovered and that two cellphones were thrown into a river by the accused.
Chaudhary, a first-time MLA from Doon assembly constituency of Solan district, is one of the four accused in the murder of Jyoti, whose body was found in Sector 21 of Panchkula on November 22.
Plea for 'B category' facilities
Chaudhary has moved an application through his lawyer for special 'B category' facilities in Ambala jail on grounds that he is a post-graduate. His application stated that he has passed MA in public administration from Shimla university in Himachal. Chaudhary's counsel Sukeja told TOI, "Being MA-pass, he is entitled to special facilities in the jail." These facilities include access to newspapers, books, TV and a separate place from other undertrails.
Visited religious while on the run
Police officials said that Chaudhary had visited religious places in different states -- Rajasthan, Himachal and Punjab - travelling by transport buses during the one and a half months of his flight from the police. ACP Virender Singh said that interrogation of Chaudhary revealed that he visited a number of gurdwaras in Punjab and Salasar Balaji temple in Rajasthan.
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