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The Punjab police have arrested eight more men for murdering and burning the body of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara over alleged blasphemy charges in Sialkot. The accused were presented in an anti-terrorism court Wednesday. They have been remanded into police custody for 15 days. According to the police, the suspects were identified with the help of CCTV footage and mobile data. So far, 139 suspects including 34 prime suspects have been arrested by the police. Earlier, the Gujranwala anti-terrorism court approved the 15-day physical remand of 26 suspects, arrested for their “central role” in the lynching. The Sialkot District Police Officer (DPO) said that Punjab Ch.