India, March 16 -- BATHINDA

A sub-divisional court in Baghapurana in Moga district on Sunday sent four accused to five-day police remand in connection with the murder of Patto Hira Singh village sarpanch.

According to police, the accused - Manpreet Singh, Harvinder Singh Hinda, Jashanpreet Singh Jassa and Yogesh Sharma - were produced before the judicial magistrate first class (JIMC) amid tight security.

The accused were apprehended in Ladakh on March 12, following which a team of Moga police brought them to Punjab after securing a transit remand.

Baghapurana deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Dalbir Singh Sidhu said the accused would be questioned to recover the weapons used in the killing of sarpanch Harpinder Singh, alias Happy....