Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh Minister Amar Mani Tripathi, an accused in the poetess Madhumita Shukla murder case was further remanded to judicial custody till October 20.

Tripathi, who was earlier remanded to judicial custody till October 6, was produced before the special judicial magistrate R M Yadav after his judicial remand expired.

Tripathi was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Madhumita Shukla murder case on September 21.

The former minister was sent to CBI custody on September 22 for six days and again for a period of five days on September 29.

He was produced before the additional district judge Farooq Umar on October 5 after expiry of his police remand from where he was sent to jail.

The magistrate, while further remanding Tripathi to judicial custody, directed the jail authorities to provide him necessary medical facilities.

Incidentally, the CBI did not seek police custody of Tripathi on October 6.

Tripathi's bail application, which had been moved earlier, would come up for hearing later in the day.

The court would also hear the surrender application moved by Tripathi's wife Madhumani in connection with the case.

PTI