Former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda, a fugitive for the past ten days, today surrendered before Delhi Police which arrested him in connection with the Geetika Sharma suicide case and secured a seven-day court remand to question him.
After a dramatic build-up in which his brother was arrested last night, Kanda, who failed to get anticipatory bail from the Delhi High Court yesterday, surfaced at Ashok Vihar Police Station at 4 AM hoodwinking policemen deployed across North-West Delhi to apprehend him.
Soon after Kanda emerged from a van with media stickers in front of the police station, some policemen rushed out and took him inside.
Before entering the police station, Kanda told media persons, who were waiting there anticipating his surrender, “I came here on my own will to help the investigation.”
Kanda, who was last seen coming out of his Gurgaon residence on August 8, was served with a notice to join investigations on August 7.
Geetika’s brother Ankit alleged that Kanda’s surrender was a “pre-planned drama” and the government was helping him.
Later in the day, amid tight security cover, Kanda was produced in a Rohini court which accepted the Delhi Police’ plea for his custodial interrogation and sent him to seven days police custody.
After Delhi Police said Kanda was not cooperating in the probe, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate D K Jangala said his custodial interrogation is necessary for recovery of various materials related to the case.
—-PTI