A Delhi court on Saturday extended by 14 days the judicial custody of diplomat Madhuri Gupta. She is accused of passing classified information to Pakistani intelligence agencies.<br/><br/>Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja extended her judicial custody till May 29 after the probe agency submitted during in-chamber proceedings that the sanction from government was awaited to initiate further action against the diplomat.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, 53-year-old Gupta sought the copy of the FIR registered against her in the case. Gupta is under police custody since April 23.<br/><br/>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.
News On AIR | May 16, 2010 10:26 AM
Judicial custody of Madhuri Gupta extended