Aditya Rakesh Pandit, 27, who was arrested by Powai police on Tuesday on expenses of abeting the alleged suicide of his girlfriend Srishti Tuli, 25, an Air India pilot, was remanded to police custody upto Monday by a metropolis court docket on Friday.
Whereas searching for additional extension of Pandit’s custody, Powai police on Friday knowledgeable the court docket that the accused was not cooperating within the investigation and he knew the password of Tuli’s cellphone. Nonetheless he disclosed this to the police solely on Thursday.
The police additionally submitted earlier than the court docket that they’ve learnt there have been financial transactions between Pandit and Tuli, therefore they require his custody to probe this.
Nonetheless, the defence lawyer argued that police don’t have any concrete grounds to hunt extension of Pandit’s custody. Financial institution transactions particulars may be obtained from his cellphone and laptop computer that are already with the police. For this his bodily custody will not be required, his lawyer argued.
After listening to each side, the court docket remanded Pandit to police custody until Monday.
Tuli, a Gorakhpur native, was discovered lifeless in her rented lodging behind Marol Police Camp in Andheri (East) early Monday. Preliminary inquiries point out she was mentally disturbed resulting from Pandit’s harassment, police mentioned.
Pandit, who’s from Faridabad-NCR, had been getting ready for the pilot’s examination however had didn’t qualify, they added.
A preliminary police probe revealed that when Tuli returned house after work on Sunday, she had an argument with Pandit. Round 1 am, Pandit reportedly left for Delhi in a automotive. Tuli referred to as him on his cellphone and allegedly instructed him that she was going to take the acute step. When he paid no heed to her threats, she made a video name to him to indicate how she was going to take her life.
As per police, Pandit then returned to her place however discovered the door locked from inside. He referred to as a locksmith, obtained the room opened and located her unresponsive. She had allegedly hanged herself with an information cable, officers mentioned.
Pandit rushed Tuli to Seven Hills Hospital in Marol, the place she was declared lifeless. Her household and police have been knowledgeable thereon. As per a preliminary probe, a combat between the 2 triggered the younger pilot to take the acute step.
Mentioning that Pandit was attempting to cover one thing, the supply mentioned he allegedly deleted chats with Tuli.
There have been round 10-11 cellphone calls between the 2 in addition to a number of missed calls on Tuli’s cellphone whereas he was going again to her place, as claimed by him, to cease her from taking the acute step, police mentioned, including they’ve additionally seized Pandit’s cellphone.
When police requested Pandit the rationale behind their combat, he claimed she was forcing him to remain there for just a few extra days however he determined to go away. Police are attempting to confirm this from their chats and messages.
