Dharamshala, April 15 -- A local court sent Vikas Patiyal, the alleged accused in the murder of a 19-year-old Mandi college student, to two-day police remand (until April 16) on Tuesday, said Vinod Kumar, Mandi superintendent of police (SP). The police are thoroughly investigating the case, the SP said.

A 19-year-old college student was brutally murdered on Monday morning in the Sarkaghat sub-division of Mandi district. The victim, identified as Siya Guleria, of Nain village, was on her way to college. As per reports, an assailant intercepted her and slit her throat with a sickle. He also stabbed her multiple times in the neck and arm, causing her to collapse and die on the spot. He was later arrested and a murder case was registered aga...