New Delhi, April 7 -- The Tis Hazari Court on Tuesday granted the Delhi Police eight days' custody of Sarabjeet, the accused in the Delhi Assembly security breach case. The police had sought ten days' custody.

Sarabjeet was produced before the court after being arrested from the Roop Nagar area. He had crashed his car through Gate No. 2 of the Delhi Assembly on Monday, injuring a guard on duty.

Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Kartik Tapariya allowed the Delhi Police to take Sarabjeet Singh into custody for interrogation.

The defence counsel argued that Sarabjeet "is not mentally stable and entered the Delhi Assembly premises believing it was a Gurudwara."

Sarabjeet had allegedly been living in a Gurudwara in Chandigarh prior to...