India, Jan. 28 -- A local court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of three accused in connection with the death of a software engineer in Noida Sector 150 on January 17, even as it pulled up the investigating officer for lack of preparedness.

During the hearing before the chief judicial magistrate (CJM), the court extended the judicial custody of Ravi Bansal and Sachin Karanwal, employees of Lotus Green, till January 29. The judicial custody of Abhay Kumar, director of MZ Wiztown, was extended till February 2.

During the hearing, which began in the afternoon, the court expressed displeasure over the pace of investigation and questioned the preparedness of the investigating officer.

The CJM observed that in a case involving a fat...