New Delhi: A Delhi court today remanded the owner of a firecracker storage unit in Bawana industrial area where 17 people were killed in a massive blaze, to police custody for two more days after it was informed that he was not cooperating with the probe.
The court extended the police custody of Manoj Jain, who was produced before the court on expiry of his five-day remand, till January 31.
The other accused and co-owner of the firecracker unit, Lalit Goyal, would also be produced before the court on the same day.
While seeking Jain's two-day custody, the investigating officer submitted that the accused was not cooperating in the interrogation and pretended to be ill frequently.
The court, while allowing the police's plea, directed it to conduct the accused's medical examination every 24 hours till he was in custody.
The plea sought transfer of the probe from Delhi Police Crime Branch, alleging that "no fruitful investigation" had been made so far.
It alleged that statements of the victims have also not been recorded so far.
A man and woman were injured in the incident.
It was earlier informed that both the accused were running the factory without any licence and the explosive materials were procured from outside Delhi.
The probe agency had claimed that the explosive materials were brought to the city without any permission or checking, and sought the custody of the accused to verify whether he was running any other such illegal enterprises.
An FIR was registered under various provisions of the IPC relating to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible material.
The maximum punishment for the offences is 10 years.
The court extended the police custody of Manoj Jain, who was produced before the court on expiry of his five-day remand, till January 31.
The other accused and co-owner of the firecracker unit, Lalit Goyal, would also be produced before the court on the same day.
While seeking Jain's two-day custody, the investigating officer submitted that the accused was not cooperating in the interrogation and pretended to be ill frequently.
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The court, while allowing the police's plea, directed it to conduct the accused's medical examination every 24 hours till he was in custody.
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The plea sought transfer of the probe from Delhi Police Crime Branch, alleging that "no fruitful investigation" had been made so far.
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It alleged that statements of the victims have also not been recorded so far.
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A man and woman were injured in the incident.
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It was earlier informed that both the accused were running the factory without any licence and the explosive materials were procured from outside Delhi.
The probe agency had claimed that the explosive materials were brought to the city without any permission or checking, and sought the custody of the accused to verify whether he was running any other such illegal enterprises.
An FIR was registered under various provisions of the IPC relating to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible material.
The maximum punishment for the offences is 10 years.
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