Jalandhar, May 6 -- A week after a history-sheeter, Harvinder Singh, 35, was arrested from Gujarat in connection with a 'suspected' double murder of a lawyer and his woman companion in Phagwara, the Kapurthala police are yet to recover the bodies.

The police, in a joint operation with the Gujarat police, had arrested Harvinder from a dhaba at Lakadia village, 52 km from Bhuj. He is the key suspect behind the kidnapping and murder of lawyer Sanjeev Kumar and his friend Anju Pal, who has been missing from Phagwara since April 19.

Phagwara's superintendent of police (SP) Rupinder Kaur said the investigation is on and the accused has been in their custody for nine days from May 2 onwards.

"We are hopeful of cracking the case in a day or so...