MEERUT, Jan. 12 -- More than a week after a Dalit woman, Sunita, 50, was murdered and her 20-year-old daughter Ruby abducted in Meerut's Kapsad village, police on Sunday produced the accused, Paras Som, before the court under tight security.

The court remanded Paras to 14 days of judicial custody, following which he was lodged in Meerut district jail. Heavy police deployment remained in place throughout the court proceedings, while a large crowd, including media personnel and representatives of political parties, gathered on the premises.

Earlier in the day, Ruby was produced before the court of the additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM-II), where her statement was recorded for nearly 50 minutes. After the proceedings, she was take...