New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday sent JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested by Delhi Police from Bihar in an alleged hate speech case, to five days in police custody.
Sharjeel was presented at Patiala House Court where Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Purushottam Pathak sent him to five-day police remand.
Sharjeel’s medical examination was conducted before being taken to court. Following the check-up, he was presented before the CJM around 6 pm on Wednesday.
An official of the Delhi Police Crime Branch said that there are many questions Sharjeel would be asked, and a list has already been made.
“Most of the questions are based on scientific and factual evidence. Most of these questions are answered yes or no. Therefore, the police will not work hard now, the accused will have to put in more effort in answering the questions accurately,” the officer said.
Sharjeel was caught on Tuesday afternoon from Kako in Bihar’s Jehanabad district when he was trying to flee in a car.
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi Police had filed cases against Sharjeel under various sections including sedition, ever since he went missing.
The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police registered a case on Sunday against Sharjeel for delivering a provocative speech on January 13 — the video of which went viral on January 25. Delhi Police also conducted searches at various places to nab him.
In a video, he is seen talking about splitting the northeast from India to block the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). “We know how Muslims are being treated in Assam. We have to save people from the NRC. The only way to do this is by cutting off northeast from India.”