India, Feb. 18 -- A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Tuesday extended till February 23 the police custody of five Pune residents who allegedly provided logistical support for the firing incident outside film producer and director Rohit Shetty's 10-storeyed residence in Juhu on February 1.

The five accused - Swapnil Sakat, Samarth Pomaji, Siddharth Yenpure, Aditya Gayaki, and Asaram Fasale - were arrested from Pune on February 2. On Tuesday, they were produced before special judge Mahesh K Jadhav upon completion of their earlier police remand.

The court accepted the prosecution's submission that keeping them under further remand was necessary for joint interrogation with seven accused arrested last week...