India, Oct. 26 -- The probe into the death by suicide of 29-year-old woman doctor from Phaltan has gathered pace with the arrest of the prime accused, Prashant Bankar. A Phaltan court on Saturday remanded him to police custody till October 28 for further interrogation.

Police arrested Bankar late on Friday from a farmhouse near Pune. He was produced before Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) AS Satote, Second Joint Civil Judge (Junior Division), Phaltan, on Saturday when the judge remanded him to three days police custody.

During the hearing, the police sought seven days' custody, citing the need to investigate the full scope of the case and trace suspended sub-inspector Gopal Badne, who remains absconding. Investigators told the cou...