New Delhi, July 3 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday called for a status report from Delhi Police on a plea moved by jailed gangster Neeraj Bawania in connection with the 2015 jail van murder case. He has sought a six-week interim bail to take care of his ailing wife, who is hospitalised.

On June 30, he was granted custody parole to see her ailing wife and give consent for her surgery.

Bawania is in custody in the case linked to the murder of a rival gang member in a jail van in 2015.

Justice Sanjeev Narula directed the Delhi Police to file a status report and listed the matter for hearing on July 9.

Senior advocate N Hariharan and Advocate Siddharth Yadav appeared for Neeraj Bawania. It was submitted that his wife is hospitalised an...