NIA takes custody of all accused in Amravati chemist murder case
India Today
The NIA took custody of all the accused, who were granted four days’ transit remand on Monday after they were produced before the Amravati court.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over custody of all the seven accused in the murder of Amravati-based chemist Umesh Kolhe, a police official said on Tuesday.
The NIA took custody of all the accused, who were granted four days’ transit remand on Monday after they were produced before the Amravati court, he said.
The accused are likely to be produced before the NIA's Mumbai court on or before July 8, the official added.
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