Bathinda, Oct. 23 -- A Mansa court on Thursday remanded all four accused in the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh, alias Jhota, to 14 days of judicial custody. Jhota was shot dead in broad daylight on October 13, triggering widespread protests in Mansa.

The accused - pharmacy owner and prime accused Ashwani Kumar, his wife Neelam Rani, and Ashwani's associates Vipin Kumar Garg and Laadi - were produced before the magistrate through video conferencing. Mansa senior superintendent of police (SSP) Vaibhav Chaudhary confirmed that the court had sent them to jail till November 5.

Officials said the district police informed the court that the Punjab government had transferred the investigation into the murder to the Central Bureau ...