Guwahati: The Judicial Magistrate First Class Court in Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh on Monday remanded former Itanagar Capital Region Deputy Commissioner Talo Potom to 14 days of judicial custody.

Potom had surrendered before the police earlier in the day and was produced before the court amid loud protests by the family members and well-wishers of 19-year-old Gomchu Yekar, whose death by suicide has triggered statewide outrage and demands for justice.

Holding placards and shouting slogans, the protestors demanded an unbiased investigation and urged that no bail be granted to the IAS officer. Additional police personnel were deployed around the court premises to maintain order as the crowd swelled during Potom’s production.

The advocate representing Yekar’s family said that no bail applica

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