‘No case against Kohli’

On July 28 when Kohli was produced before a local court on the basis of his production warrants after procuring his custody from Kalimpong, the Punjab police had sought 14-day police custody of Kohli for ascertaining the circumstances under which he fled, where he remained, what he did, who helped him, who gave him financial assistance, whether he forged any documents or committed any other crime.

However, the court had sent him in eight-day police custody with a provision to produce him before the court, if at any stage the investigating officer found that further police custody of Kohli was not required.

After the court sent him in judicial custody, Kohli moved towards the magistrate and stated that he wanted to get his confession recorded. However, the court asked him to file a written application if he wanted to get it recorded. In the absence of any defence counsel, Kohli, however, failed to get his confession recorded in court.

Talking to mediapersons outside the courtroom, Kohli said he wanted to face all the consequences and punishment for his crime in UK. He clarified that he would not oppose his extradition to UK and would also confess to his crime before the UK police. When asked about filing an application before a Kharar court, Kohli said he would do so but he didn’t know when.