Disgraced DySP’s custody extended

JAMMU: Suspended Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Davinder Singh, who was
arrested while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway
earlier this year, has been sent to further custodial interrogation by a Delhi court till April 3.
Special Judge Ajay Kumar Jain extended Singh's custody after Delhi Police said that he was required to
be confronted with other accused Javed Iqbal, Syed Naveed Mushtaq and Imran Shafi Mir arrested in
the case.
Heard the IO (investigating officer) and peruses the record. Police custody is granted for further
interrogation and identification of other accomplices and confrontation with other co-accused, the
judge said.
The court also directed the police to conduct his medical examination after every 48 hours.
The police sought Singh's further custody, saying that the confrontation and further interrogation was
required to unearth the larger conspiracy and role of the accused, to trace the details of financial
transaction, to verify and trace other offenders.
It also told the court that the custody was required to establish the identity of main handler, defence
advocate Prashant Prakash said.
Suspended DSP Davinder Singh was suspended from the Jammu and Kashmir Police in January this year.
The Special Cell had brought Davinder Singh to Delhi from Hira Nagar Jail in Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier the court had sent Syed Naveed Mushtaq and others to police custody till April 3 after the police
said that he and other co accused were planning to execute terror attacks in Delhi and other parts of the
country and targeted killings of protected person.
While seeking Mushtaq's custody, police had alleged that the accused was commander of Shopian
district of Hizbul Mujahiddeen through his handler based in Pakistan.
The police said the accused used to chat with other co-accused and militants through various internet
platforms, including darknet chat.
The accused, along with other militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, were planning to execute terror attack in
Delhi and other parts of the country and targeted killings of protected persons, police had told the court.
The Delhi Police has filed an FIR under Section 120B of IPC. The FIR said that the youths of Jammu and
Kashmir and Punjab are being trained for carrying out terrorist activities.
The FIR also mentioned of D Company and Chhota Shakeel. According to the FIR, the Delhi Police Special
Cell had received an input that the D Company is funding to pro-Khalistan terrorist organisations in
Punjab.
Under this very FIR Davinder Singh was taken in custody.
The Special Cell had also interrogated Davinder Singh regarding the Khalistan angle, police said.
Although Davinder Singh is not named in the FIR, but the Special Cell has some inputs on the basis of
which the enquiry will be done carried out and Davinder Singh will be questioned.
Meanwhile, Special Judge NIA/POTA/TADA Court Subash C Gupta granted 15 days judicial remand of
Shakir Bashir, Peer Tariq Ahmed, lnsha Jan, Mohammad Abass and Waiz ul Islam who were arrested by
the NIA in connection with the Pulwama attack of February 14 last year in which 40 CRPF personnel
were martyred.
The judge heard the case through whatsapp video call as a measure to avoid assembly of people and
prevent spread of coronavirus infection..