AMRITSAR, March 19 -- A local court in Gurdaspur sent four accused in the murder of two police personnel to judicial custody after their police remand ended on Wednesday, rejecting the Punjab Police's plea for an additional three-day remand. The accused - Inderjit Singh alias Shah, his brother Sarwan Singh, Dilawar Singh and Sukhjinder Singh - were produced before the court after the completion of their earlier three-day remand. The police sought further custody, saying the accused were not cooperating in the investigation, nor are they providing important information The police cited the need for deeper interrogation, but the court declined the request. The case pertains to the killing of assistant sub-inspector Gurnam Singh and Punjab Home Guard constable Ashok Kumar, who were found shot dead on February 22 at a checkpost in Adhian village of Gurdaspur district. In its application before judicial magistrate first class Vijay Singh Dadwal, the police stated that further remand was required to probe alleged terror funding links withPakistani smugglers and handlers. The application also claimed that the accused were not cooperating with the investigation and that extended custody was necessary to recover weapons and gather crucial information to prevent future incidents. Police have linked the killings to Pakistan's ISI-backed handlers and invoked multiple sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the case. The Gurdaspur police added Sections 13, 16, 18B, 20, 35, 40, 43E, 14, and 19 of the UAPA vide Report 23 on February 28 in the first information report (FIR) at the Dorangla police station. The case has also drawn attention due to the alleged police encounter of a suspect, 19-year-old Ranjit Singh, who was killed on February 25 near Puranashala village. The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a report from the director general of Police while hearing a plea filed by the deceased's mother seeking a CBI probe into the encounter, which she and human rights groups have termed fake. Reacting to the court's decision, Punjab Human Rights Organisation (PHRO) functionary Sarabjit Singh Verka questioned the police investigation, stating that authorities have yet to identify the alleged handlers despite weeks having passed since the arrests....