Toolkit case: Disha Ravi sent to three days’ judicial custody

A court in Delhi has sent 21-year-old environmental activist Disha Ravi to three days’ judicial custody in the ‘toolkit’ case. Disha Ravi was arrested earlier this month from her residence in Bengaluru by the Delhi Police.

Earlier remanded to five days’ custody, Disha Ravi was produced in the Patiala House Court on Friday with Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Judge Aakash Jain presiding.

Representing the Delhi Police, Advocate Irfan Ahmed sought three days’ judicial custody for Disha Ravi.

During the course of the investigation, she has been evasive. Hence, we want three days’ judicial custody,” Ahmed said in court.

Advocate Irfan Ahmed also told the court that Disha Ravi has shifted the blame to co-accused Shantanu Muluk and Nikita Jacob. Muluk, an engineer and Jacob, a lawyer by profession were granted anticipatory bail by the Bombay High Court in the ‘toolkit’ case after the Delhi Police issued a non-bailable warrant for their arrest.

Arguing on behalf of Disha Ravi, Advocate Siddharth Agarwal alleged that there is a possibility of tampering with evidence and the court should wait for the case diary to be produced. “They are claiming many things,” Advocate Siddharth Agarwal said while requesting the court to grant him permission to conduct a legal interview of Disha Ravi for 15 minutes.

Responding to the court virtually over confusion related to the case diary, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju said the Delhi Police is not seeking Disha Ravi’s custody but wants her to be sent to judicial custody.