Dhanusha, Jan. 13 -- Four of the alleged perpetrators of the tipper attack in Dhanusha have been remanded in judicial custody for five days. The Dhanusha District Court on Sunday issued the order to keep the accused-Bipin Mahato, Munindra Mahato, Jitendra Mahato and Roshan Kumar Yadav-in custody pending a police investigation.

Police had nabbed the four men in connection to the murder of 24-year-old Dilip Mahato of Sripur. Dilip was crushed to death by a tipper truck on Friday morning, following his protests against the illegal mining of riverbed materials near his home in Sripur.

The alleged perpetrators have been charged with a homicide case, said Superintendent of Police Ramesh Kumar Basnet.

Basnet added that the police on Sunday st...