Mohali, Nov. 25 -- A Mohali court has dismissed the bail plea of an accused in the murder of a Kharar couple in April last year.

The accused, identified as Simranjeet Singh alias Lucky, has been booked under Sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code. Section 201 (disappearance of evidence) was added later.

According to the FIR, four persons had allegedly entered a house in Kharar on April 30, 2024, and got into a heated argument with the couple residing there. Matters escalated and the accused assaulted the couple brutally, leading to their death a few days later due to the injuries. The victims were identified as Bablu and Mansoora.

During arguments, the counsel for the accused submitted that he had been...