Ajmer, April 19: A local court today extended the judicial custody of Swami Aseemanand, an accused in several terror cases including Ajmer Dargah blast, to 180 days from 90 days on an appeal by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The agency had requested the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Ratan Lal Moond to extend the judicial custody of Aseemanand as they have to start the probe afresh.
The 90-day judicial custody of 59-year-old Aseemanand will end on April 22.
Advocate of the accused J S Rana told the reporters that this court is not competent to extend the judicial custody period of Aseemanand.
We will appeal to the competent court against the decision, he said.
-Agencies