Patiala, April 6 -- A local court in Patiala on Sunday extended the police remand of rape-accused AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra for one more day.

Confirming the development, a senior official said the police sought a three-day remand stating that a further interrogation was necessary to know about his mobile phone, but the court granted it only for one day. When asked about details of the investigation so far, the police chose not to comment.

Pathanmajra, 50, a first-time legislator from the Sanaur constituency of Patiala district, was arrested by the Patiala police from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on March 24, more than six months after he was booked. He was brought to Patiala early morning on March 25 and produced before a local cour...