Ludhiana: Man attacked on June 1 succumbs to injuries

LUDHIANA: A 30-year-old man, who was attacked on June 1 by a criminal, Sonu Kancha, along with his accomplices, at Matharu Chowk in Shimlapuri, succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.
The Shimlapuri police have lodged an FIR against Sonu Kancha of Gobind Nagar and his accomplices, which include Sonu Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Jaswinder, Karan Mani and Bina. There were more accused who are yet to be identified.
The deceased been identified as Ramandeep Singh (30) of Bulara village. A case has been registered following information provided by the victim’s friend Gagandeep Singh (27) of Jujhar Nagar of Shimlapuri, who was accompanying Ramandeep and was also injured in the attack.
Gagandeep said that he, along with his friend Ramandeep, were standing at Matharu Chowk around 10pm on June 1, when the accused turned up there with sharp-edged weapons and attacked them. They thrashed Ramandeep brutally and also chopped off fingers of one of his hands. The accused after thrashing both of them escaped, assuming them to be dead.
Thereafter, some onlookers called an ambulance and rushed them to ESIC hospital, where Ramandeep Singh succumbed to injuries on Wednesday.
Inspector Amandeep Singh Brar, SHO at police station Shimlapuri, said both groups had some old rivalry with each other. Earlier, a case under section of attempt to murder was registered and now murder section has been added, he said.
The SHO said, “Gagandeep and Ramandeep are also facing trial in criminal cases. They had assaulted brother of Sonu Kancha in 2017 and an attempt to murder case had lodged against both of them and their accomplices. They got bail and were out of jail, while one of their accomplices is still lodged in jail.