Pradeep Kurulkar was produced in court on Tuesday, and his custody has been extended until May 15. He has claimed that he had not visited any foreign country on his personal passport since 2021, and the visits that the ATS is referring to were on his diplomatic passport for official government events and meetings.

The ATS informed the court that they are examining Kurulkar’s foreign visits to determine if he met anyone outside of his official list. According to government records, he has visited six countries on his diplomatic passport, including Nepal and Malaysia. Kurulkar was represented by Advocate Rushikesh Ganu, who argued that custody was not necessary to retrieve data from his electronic gadgets. Ganu expressed concern about what sensitive or classified information Kurulkar may have shared and whether the ATS was withholding that information.