Jaspal Singh Pradhan

Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday asked its mayor in Patiala to resign after he was named in a murder case.

The Mayor of Punjab's Patiala city and his son were on Saturday booked for the mysterious death of his daughter-in-law, 30-year-old Parampreet Kaur. The woman's body was found in the home of Mayor and Shironami Akali Dal (SAD) leader Jaspal Singh Pradhan and has strangulation marks, police said.

Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday asked its mayor in Patiala to resign after he was named in a murder case.

The Mayor of Punjab's Patiala city and his son were on Saturday booked for the mysterious death of his daughter-in-law, 30-year-old Parampreet Kaur. The woman's body was found in the home of Mayor and Shironami Akali Dal (SAD) leader Jaspal Singh Pradhan and has strangulation marks, police said.