Aashiqui
2
famous
singer
Ankit
Tiwari,
who
was
arrested
here
on
charges
of
allegedly
raping
his
former
girlfriend,
was
Monday
remanded
in
judicial
custody
till
May
26,
his
lawyer
said.
"The
prosecution
sought
his
police
custody
as
they
wanted
to
recover
Tiwari's
mobile
phone
and
some
clothes.
However,
Railway
Mobile
Court
Magistrate
S.C.
Jadhav
granted
the
judicial
custody," lawyer
Nagesh
Mishra
told.
Mumbai
police
arrested
Tiwari
on
May
8
and
he
was
granted
police
custody
till
May
12,
while
his
brother
Ankur
secured
a
bail.
The
Tiwari
brothers
have
alleged
a
conspiracy
by
their
professional
rivals
after
Ankit
achieved
nationwide
fame
with
his
popular
numbers
like
'Sun
Rahai
Hai
Tu' in
the
recent
blockbuster,
Aashiqui
2
and
other
songs.
Soon
after
his
arrest
last
week,
Tiwari's
family
and
Mishra
contended
that
Ankit
had
not
met
the
woman
for
over
a
year.
According
to
Mishra,
Tiwari
has
been
charged
under
Sections
376
(rape),
417
(cheating)
and
493
(cohabitation
by
a
man
deceitfully
inducing
a
belief
of
lawful
marriage)
of
the
Indian
Penal
Code.