The Dutch national, who was arrested on Saturday on charges on murdering a British woman inside a houseboat in Srinagar, was on Sunday remanded to 10-day police custody by a local court.
De-Wit Richard was produced before a magistrate at his official residence by the police, which sought his custody, sources said.
The magistrate gave police the custody of Richard for 10 days.
Richard was arrested from Qazigund town of south Kashmir on Saturday, while he was trying to escape the Valley, after allegedly stabbing 24-year-old
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