Archive · 12 Dec 2025
PU Professor Remanded in Custody for Wife's Murder
A professor named Bharat Bhushan Goyal was arrested for allegedly killing his wife, Seema Goyal.
The police wanted to keep him in custody for more days to find his phone and talk to his daughter.
The professor's lawyer said the police hadn't done much investigating in the first three days.
The court gave the police two more days to question him.
During the hearing, Goyal said the police hadn't given him food or proper clothes, and the court told the police to take care of his basic needs.
Panjab University professor Bharat Bhushan Goyal was arrested for the alleged murder of his wife, Seema Goyal.
Police sought a four-day extension for custody to recover Goyal's mobile phone and interrogate his daughter.
The defence argued that the police had not conducted sufficient investigation during the initial three-day custody.
The court granted a two-day extension for police custody.
Goyal complained about not being provided food or adequate clothing, prompting the court to direct the police to meet his basic needs.
- Who
- Bharat Bhushan Goyal, a Panjab University professor, and his wife Seema Goyal
- What
- Goyal was arrested for the alleged murder of his wife and was remanded in police custody
- When
- The remand extension was granted on Thursday
- Where
- The court proceedings took place in the court of Kaushal Kumar Yadav, Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMIC)
- Why
- Police sought additional time to recover Goyal's mobile phone and conduct a face-to-face interrogation with his daughter
- Arrested Professor
- Bharat Bhushan Goyal
- Victim
- Seema Goyal
- Police Custody Extension
- 2 days
- Initial Custody Duration
- 3 days
- Allegations by Goyal
- Denied food, inadequate clothing