murdered BC teachers husband picked up

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From www.ctv.ca Murdered B.C. teacher's husband arrested: report Updated Sat. Mar. 10 2007 1:30 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff Delta police say they can neither confirm nor deny reports that they have arrested the husband of Manjit Panghali, a popular B.C. school teacher whose charred remains were found four months ago. At least two media outlets in Vancouver spoke with Harpreet Singh, an announcer with Radio India, who claimed Panghali's husband was arrested on Friday. Singh 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. Delta Police Sgt. Scott Lebus told The Canadian Press on Saturday he could neither ''confirm or deny anything at this time.'' He said police will release a media advisory on Monday. Panghali's remains were found in suburban Vancouver on Oct. 23. A 30-year-old mother of a three-year-old daughter, Panghali was four months pregnant with her second child when she was killed. The popular Grade 1 teacher at North Ridge Elementary School in Surrey, Panghali was last seen on Wednesday, Oct. 18, when she left home to attend a local prenatal yoga class. She never arrived at her destination. At a news conference shortly after her disappearance, her husband tearfully pleaded for anyone with information about her disappearance to step forward. Her husband, a high school physics teacher, admitted he did not report his wife missing until about 26 hours after he last saw her. He said he wanted to make sure she wasn't staying with family members before he contacted police. With files from The Canadian Press