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Custody of naval commando extended

Passing the order, Metropolitan Magistrate M C Gupta said accused Satbir Singh has been remanded to judicial custody till February 3.

On January 5, Gupta had rejected the application of the Indian Navy for taking Satbir into custody.

Gupta had said it was not appropriate to send accused Satbir Singh to the custody of the Navy. The investigation was on and the chargesheet is yet to be filed. Once sent to the Navy's custody, it would create a problem for the Crime Branch to carry out further investigations, he added.

Commanding officer Commodore S C Mevivi, in an application said, ''Satbir Singh serving under my command and subject to the Navy Act 1957, was arrested on January 2, 2001 by the Special Crime Branch of the Delhi Police under 182/193/336 IPC, 25/27/54/59 Arms Act and Explosive Substance Act. It is requested that the accused sailor be handed over to the Navy for a close custody till investigation is over and chargesheet is filed by the special team Crime Branch.''

Singh had confessed to the investigative agency that he shot himself on December 1 at the Navy chief's residence here to get himself discharged as a disabled. He even added that there was no intruder in the house.

Satbir, who had earlier made a statement that an intruder had attacked him and fired several rounds from closes quarter while he was on duty at the high security Navy House, said he was very keen to get back to his job.

According to Crime Branch officials, he had bought 308 feet of wire and a plier on November 30, 2000 from a shop in Rohtak, his home town. He had planted them in Navy House to hoodwink the police.

Satbir's father, a retired army captain, said his son was not mentally stable during that phase, as two younger brothers died within a short span. ''He is very keen to get back to his job. He has two small children and a wife to look after,'' he added.

The police said a case has been registered against Satbir under Section 182 (giving false information to a public servant to cause him to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of any person), Section 193 (giving and fabricating false evidence in a judicial proceeding or any other case), Section 336 (doing anything which endangers human life or the personal safety of others) and various Sections of the Arms and Explosive Acts.

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