'Psycho' Briton remanded to custody

London/Pune: A 20-year-old British youth, charged for the cold-blooded murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve, shocked everyone today by calling himself a "psycho" in court before being remanded to custody even as two senior UK police officials met the victim's family in Pune, who sought justice.

Stapleton was remanded to custody for 24 hours at the City of Manchester Magistrates Court and there was no application for bail.

The case has now been sent to the Manchester Crown Court.

Wearing a grey T-shirt and trousers, Stapleton was brought in handcuffs into a court room packed with reporters. Asked to confirm his name and address as per normal procedure in court, the suspect said his name was "Psycho. Psycho Stapleton".

Bidve, a 23-year-old student of Lancaster University, was shot dead on a Salford street on Boxing Day.

Meanwhile in Pune, Manchester chief police superintendent Berry Russel Jackson and another official arrived this evening and drove straight to Bidve family's house in Chandannagar area to discuss matters relating to the death of the Bidve, who was doing MS degree in micro-electronics.

Bidve's sister Suruchi Wagh said that she wanted justice for her brother.

"Of the five people arrested, three have been released on bail. The trial date will be told to us tomorrow when the second post-mortem will be conducted by another pathologist.

"If the two post-mortem reports match, Anuj's body will be handed over to the Indian High Commission. We appeal that Anuj should get justice...we trust the Greater Manchester Police and the UK government," she told reporters.

Back in London, Bidve's friends, local leaders and residents prepared to attend a candle-light vigil in his memory at the spot in Salford where he was killed.