Amarendra Mishra, the bodyguard of Abhishek Ghosalkar murder accused Morris Noronha, was on Saturday remanded to police custody for three days by the Esplanade Court. Mishra, 44, who was arrested on Friday, was produced in court on Saturday, where the police sought his custody on the grounds that the gun used in the crime was registered in his name. The police said that they wanted to investigate whether Mishra’s license was valid, why he gave his licensed weapon to the accused and whether he received any monetary benefits by keeping his gun with the accused.

Amarendra Mishra