MiD DAY had reported the matter on January 22 (‘ATS chief offered us Rs 25 lakh to confess’). On the other hand, their lawyer raised questions about the claims of ‘progress’ in the investigations, and asked why the allegations against Maria were not being probed.

Nagori and Khandelwal were produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) AB Shaikh after their police custody ended yesterday. Their custody was extended till February 4 by the court based on the prosecution’s claims in the ‘case diary’ tendered before the magistrate.