Pune, July 1 -- Defence counsel Advocate Radhikesh Uttarwar, lawyer of the accused Chetan Chaudhry in the Ketan Agarwal murder case, said on Wednesday that the police's remand report remained virtually silent on why physical interrogation was needed.

The remark came after the Vadgaon Maval court remanded a 4-day police custody to the accused, Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary instead of a 7-day custody, as demanded by the police.

Speaking to ANI, the defence counsel said that the investigation officer is responsible for convincing the court that progress has been made in the investigation and further custody is required. He added that the defence argued on what investigation related to Chaudhary is pending in the case.

"When they were pr...