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The prime suspect in the rape and murder of British teenager Hannah Foster, Maninderpal Singh Kohli, was today sent to judicial custody till August 14 by a local court.
Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate Poonam Ratti ordered to send Kohli, who was in police custody till August 5 in connection with a passport forgery case, in judicial custody after the Punjab Police submitted that Kohli was not required any more and that it had not found 8216;8216;anything incriminating8217;8217; in the passport forgery case against Kohli.
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 didn8217;t know when.
