<p>The police on Thursday took custody of BJP leader Dhirendra Pratap Singh who was arrested for allegedly shooting dead a man in Durjanpur village of the district during the allotment of a ration shop.</p>.<p>A Ballia court had on Wednesday remanded the BJP leader in police custody for two days.</p>.<p>Reoti SHO Praveen Singh took Dhirendra Singh’s custody from the district jail, officials said without elaborating further.</p>.<p>He was later taken to his house in Durjanpur village, sources said.</p>.<p>Chief Judicial Magistrate Ramesh Kushwaha had remanded the BJP leader in police custody to enable the police to recover the murder weapon, a country-made pistol, from the accused and for his custodial interrogation as part of the ongoing probe into the case.</p>.<p>The court had remanded Dhirendra Singh in police custody for only two days, rejecting the prosecution demand for seven-day custody.</p>.<p>The BJP leader was arrested from Lucknow on Sunday.</p>
<p>The police on Thursday took custody of BJP leader Dhirendra Pratap Singh who was arrested for allegedly shooting dead a man in Durjanpur village of the district during the allotment of a ration shop.</p>.<p>A Ballia court had on Wednesday remanded the BJP leader in police custody for two days.</p>.<p>Reoti SHO Praveen Singh took Dhirendra Singh’s custody from the district jail, officials said without elaborating further.</p>.<p>He was later taken to his house in Durjanpur village, sources said.</p>.<p>Chief Judicial Magistrate Ramesh Kushwaha had remanded the BJP leader in police custody to enable the police to recover the murder weapon, a country-made pistol, from the accused and for his custodial interrogation as part of the ongoing probe into the case.</p>.<p>The court had remanded Dhirendra Singh in police custody for only two days, rejecting the prosecution demand for seven-day custody.</p>.<p>The BJP leader was arrested from Lucknow on Sunday.</p>