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Police wants time from court to complete probe against Kobad Ghandy

Ghandy, an ideologue of the CPI (Maoist), has been booked for various charges under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after his arrest in Delhi on September 20.

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Delhi Police has moved a court here seeking extension of time to file chargesheet against top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy as his period of detention is completing 90 days today.

In an application filed before a Metropolitan magistrate, the Delhi police's Special Cell, which is investigating the matter against Ghandy, a suspected leader of banned CPI (Maoist), submitted that they needed time to file the chargesheet against him.

Ghandy, 63, an ideologue of the outfit, has been booked for various charges under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after his arrest here on September 20.

Police are yet to file the chargesheet within 90 days but in case the investigators need to have an extra time to complete the probe, they can do so only after obtaining due permission from the court under the provisions of the Act. The period of extension for filing the chargesheet can go up to 180 days in accordance with the Act.

One of Ghandy's counsel, however, said the plea of police apparently showed their inability to collect sufficient evidence against him till now. Notably, the investigators' bid to conduct narco-analysis test on the accused was made on the ground that he was not cooperating with them, he said.

Metropolitan magistrate Ashu Garg, who heard the plea of the Police, gave them time only up to December 21 with a direction to put the application before the chief Metropolitan magistrate on the same day.

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