Violent incidents in Haryana and Punjab, youth killed in Sonipat
A youth was shot dead following a road rage incident in Sonipat, Haryana, while cases of murder and attack have also been reported from Ludhiana and Khanna in Punjab. Police have registered cases and initiated action at various locations.
Incidents of violent clashes and fatal attacks have been reported from various areas of Haryana and Punjab. In Sonipat district, a 28-year-old youth was shot dead during a dispute that broke out following a vehicle collision on the Jammu-Katra Expressway. The deceased was identified as Prahlad, a resident of Raiguru Nagar in Ludhiana, who worked as an assistant manager at a showroom in Rohtak.
According to the complaint given to the police, Prahlad was returning in a car with his associate Karmvir. Near the Rukhi toll plaza, another car hit their vehicle from behind. When they stopped that vehicle in the Gohana area to ask about the damage, the occupants of the other car opened fire, resulting in Prahlad's death. Mohana ACP Devinder Singh said that two police teams are examining CCTV footage and the search for the accused is ongoing.
Meanwhile, in the Sudhar area of Ludhiana, a man named Raghu Kamat, who had gone to call his son back home from a card game, was killed. According to the police, during an argument, a man named Khema Ram attacked Raghu on the head with a baseball bat, causing his death during treatment at the hospital. Sudhar police have registered a murder case and arrested the main accused Khema Ram, while two other individuals are being searched for.
On the other hand, in the Books Market of Khanna, 53-year-old security guard Rachhpal Singh was attacked with sharp-edged weapons. The guard had asked some youths sitting in the market late at night to leave, after which they returned in an auto-rickshaw and attacked him. Acting on the directions of SSP Darpan Ahluwalia, Khanna police arrested one accused, Akash.
Similarly, in a case involving firing at a man named Mohammad Aslam in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh Police nabbed the accused Sahil Singh from Kharan in Punjab. Baddi SP Vinod Kumar stated that police took the accused into custody within a few hours of the FIR being registered.
Nothing has yet been proved in court.
Key developments
- Youth shot dead in dispute following vehicle collision on Sonipat Expressway.
- Man dies in baseball bat attack in Ludhiana's Sudhar area, one accused arrested.
- One person held for attacking security guard with sharp weapon in Khanna.
- Nalagarh firing case accused taken into custody by police from Kharar.
