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- Venkatesh of Kanikalabande, the suspect in a country-made bomb explosion and extortion threat case in Pavagada taluk, was remanded to judicial custody on Friday.
- Venkatesh was arrested on Tuesday night and the court first gave him to police custody for two days.
- After the police custody period ended, the court remanded him to judicial custody and sent him to Madhugiri prison.
- During questioning, Venkatesh told police he wrote a threat letter in the name of Naxals demanding Rs 5 lakh from Balaramappa of Veerammanahalli and tied it to an iron pole of his farmhouse.
- Police have seized a country-made gun, two threat letters written to Nagabhushan and Balaramappa, and red, blue and black pens reportedly used to write the letters.
What to watch next
- Further investigation findings in the bomb explosion and extortion case
- Whether handwriting or forensic analysis links the seized pens and letters to Venkatesh
- Any chargesheet or additional arrests in the case
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