Patiala mayor booked for daughter in law murder forced to quit

Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday asked its mayor in Patiala to resign after he was named in a murder case. "Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has directed Mayor of Patiala Municipal Corporation Jaspal Singh Pradhan to immediately tender his resignation from the post of mayor in view of the case registered against him," said party secretary Daljit Singh Cheema. Video courtesy: NDTV