Mumbai, Oct 25: A local Andheri court here on Monday extended the police custody of the Pune-based arrested drug-peddler Lalit Patil till October, 27.
On October 16, he was arrested by Mumbai police from near Chennai after he was ‘escaped’ from the clutches of Pune Police on October 2, when he was addmitted in the Sassoon Hospital.
He was brought to Mumbai on Oct. 17 after which he was sent to 5 days police custody.
After the first remand ended, he was produced against before an Andheri Magistrate Court which extended his police custody till Friday.
A team of Pune Police is also in Mumbai to seek his custody for cases filed against Patil in the same case in Pune.