Former Delhi University lecturer S.A.R. Geelani has been sent to 14-day judicial custody on Thursday. He was secretly produced before magistrate at Diplomatic Security Force office in Chanakyapuri.
Police had taken precautions to avoid untoward incidents after Wednesday's violence at the Patiala House Court complex.
More security forces are being deployed in Chanakyapuri as Mr. Geelani was taken to Tihar.
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There was no untoward incident so far.
> Earlier, Mr. Geelani was arrested on sedition charges on Tuesday.
Mr. Geelani was called for questioning and asked about the “anti-India” slogans raised by participants at an event where he was the speaker.
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At a Press Club event on February 10, in which Mr. Geelani was present on the dais along with three other speakers, a group allegedly had shouted slogans hailing Afzal Guru. Taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, the police registered a case against Geelani and other unnamed persons on February 12.
Police had claimed that Mr. Geelani was booked as he is presumed to be the “main organiser” of the event.
PTI adds:
Mr. Geelani also moved a bail application which will come up for hearing before Metropolitan Magistrate Harvinder Singhon Friday.
Earlier in the day, not wanting to take any risk, the police approached the magistrate and requested that the remand proceedings be held in a police station away from Patiala House Courts complex.
A magistrate then went to Chanakyapuri Police Station, about 7 km away from Patiala House Court, for the hearing when the police said Mr. Geelani was not required for any further custodial interrogation so he be remanded to judicial custody.