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Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjeev Jain on Monday ordered the Delhi Police to accompany their Mumbai counterpart and ensure Singh's presence before the Principal Sessions Judge in Mumbai.
The court remanded Singh to 14-day judicial custody, but rejected the prosecution's demand for extension of his police custody saying that Delhi Police had enough time and opportunity to interrogate the accused. “In my opinion the extension of police custody remand is neither justified nor required,” the CMM in his order. The application of the UP Police is pending for producing Singh in another case in Varanasi in connection with cases of murder and attempt to murder.
Singh allegedly killed two men in J J Hospital. The incident dates back to February 12, 1992, when some unidentified persons barged into the hospital and opened fire on Shailesh Haldankar, a member of the Arun Gawli gang, who was admitted there for treatment. Two police constables guarding Haldankar were also killed in the shooting.
Singh is suspected to have worked for Dawood gang till 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. It is alleged that Singh and his accomplices had carried out the J J Hospital attack on the instructions of Dawood as Harlankar had shot one of the don's relatives.
Singh is also known for his political links. His brother Chulbul Singh was a BJP MLC from Uttar Pradesh, while his wife Kiran is the Chairman of Varanasi district panchayat. His nephew is a sitting BSP MLA.


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