New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- The Special NIA Judge on December 11 ordered that Anmol Bishnoi be sent to judicial custody, with the court accepting the National Investigation Agency's request to send him to Delhi's Tihar Jail.

The NIA Special Public Prosecutor confirmed after the hearing that Bishnoi's custodial remand had ended and that the agency had sought his transfer to judicial custody, which the court has now allowed.

Because of a heightened threat perception, Bishnoi is produced before the court through a virtual mode. He had earlier moved an application expressing concern for his safety, prompting the court to shift the proceedings to the NIA headquarters.

NIA Public Prosecutor Rahul Tyagi also confirmed that the Ministry of Home Affa...