Panaji: A court in Goa on Thursday sent Ajay Gupta, who claimed to be a silent partner and investor in the fire-ravaged ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub, to police custody for seven days.

Gupta, who was arrested in Delhi on Wednesday, was brought to Goa late in the evening on a transit remand for questioning. He was taken to Anjuna police station for further investigation, an official had said.

He was produced in a court in Mapusa town, 9 km from here, on Thursday. The court remanded him in police custody for seven days.

Rohan Desai, the lawyer representing Gupta, said the Goa police had sought his client’s custody for ten days, but the court granted only seven days.

He said that his client is “completely cooperating with the investigating agency”.

As he was being escorted into a poli

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