Mohali, Jan. 14 -- A local court on Tuesday extended the police remand of Komal Sharma, kin of Chandigarh ward number 4 councillor Suman Sharma, by one day. Komal, a clerk with the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board (PWSSB) was arrested for allegedly marking fake attendance and drawing salary without reporting for duty.

The Sohana police produced the accused before the court after the completion of her initial two-day police remand and sought further custody. Accepting the plea, the court granted one more day of police remand.

Komal Sharma, a resident of Subhash Nagar, Manimajra in Chandigarh, worked as an outsourced clerk with the PWSSB and was posted at the camp office of the board's chairman in Sector 76, Mohali. Police said irre...