India, March 4 -- A sub-divisional judicial court in Jaitu in Faridkot district has summoned Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) president Amarjeet Mehta and five others in connection with a nine-year-old murder case. They are accused of giving false information to shield an offender and committing other criminal offences.

Sub-divisional judicial magistrate Shaminder Pal Singh has directed the six individuals, including four cops, to appear in court on March 6 to face trial for their roles in the 2016 murder of Ajmer Singh. The summons followed a judicial inquiry conducted by the magistrate's predecessor and a protest petition filed against the cancellation report by Faridkot police.

The complainant's lawyer, Jagdeep Singh, said the judici...