Accused cop sent to police custody till Oct 1

Surat:

Suspended police constable Vijay Shinde

, one of the 10 accused in the suicide abatement case of Surat businessman Durlabh Patel, was arrested on Friday from Nashik-Dhuliya Highway in Maharashtra.

Shinde is one of the four cops accused in the case. Other accused cops include police inspector L P Bodana, and constables Ajay Bhopala and Kiransinh Parmar.

Meanwhile, sources close to investigation said that PI Bodana surrendered before Surat rural police late Saturday evening. However, the investigation officer remained tight-lipped over the development.

Earlier, police had arrested two accused Raju Bharwad and Bhavesh Savani, who were sent to judicial custody after their police remand got over on Friday.

Shinde was produced on Saturday before a local court in Mandvi that remanded him to police custody till October 1.