CTV.ca News Staff

Police have detained the husband of Manjit Panghali, a popular B.C. school teacher whose charred remains were found four months ago, and led him out of his house in handcuffs.

Police would neither confirm nor deny on Saturday whether Mukhtiar Panghali was arrested or simply taken into police custody for questioning on Friday.

The authorities will release a media advisory on Monday.

Harpreet Singh of Radio India said sources in the Indo-Canadian community told him Delta police picked up the suspect at about 5:30 p.m. PT.

"From our sources he was taken up by the police at 5:30 p.m. today and because police are not confirming it . . . the charges will be laid Monday," Singh was quoted as saying.