New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday extended by 14 days the judicial custody of diplomat Madhuri Gupta, who is accused of spying for Pakistani intelligence agencies.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja extended Gupta’s custody till May 29 after the Delhi Police submitted during in-chamber proceedings that the sanction from government was awaited to initiate further action against the diplomat.
"The Delhi Police informed the court that they have filed an application and sought sanction for the prosecution of the woman officer," said Gupta's advocate Joginder Dahiya.
The proceedings were held in camera in view of the sensitivity of the case.
Gupta, 53, sought the copy of the FIR registered against her in the case. She has been under arrest since April 23.
While opposing police custody during the earlier proceedings, Gupta's lawyer had claimed that police had not placed sufficient evidence against her in the court and they wanted her custody to confront her with the records.
"They don't talk much about what evidence they have got against her because they were seeking remand only on the ground that they want to confront her with the records.
“They have not shown much records before the court as to what evidence they have collected against her so far," her lawyer had said.
Gupta was arrested after being called back from Islamabad where she was posted as Second Secretary in the Press and Information wing for allegedly violating the Official Secrets Act.
The official came under suspicion after she allegedly showed "extra-ordinary interest in areas beyond her role” in the information wing of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
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