Bathinda, April 30 -- A court in Bathinda on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of Sikh hardliner Amritpal Singh Mehron by two weeks in connection with the murder of social media influencer Kanchan Kumari, also known as Kamal Kaur Bhabhi.

Mehron, who was deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on April 10, was produced before the court of civil judge (senior division) Gurkirpal Singh Sekhon via videoconferencing. He is currently lodged in the high-security Bathinda Central Jail.

According to investigators, Mehron is accused of strangling Kanchan Kumari on June 10 last year, allegedly over content he considered "immoral" and offensive to Sikh sentiments. Following the incident, he fled India and remained in the UAE for several ...