Old rivalry leads to brutal attack on man in Haibowal

Ludhiana: Following an old rivalry, a group of miscreants attacked a man in the Haibowal area on Saturday night and brutally assaulted him with sharp-edged weapons. After the accused escaped, some passerby called the police. On reaching the spot the Haibowal police rushed the injured man to hospital.
The injured has been identified as Arun Paswan, a labourer of Jassiyan village of Haibowal. He is still admitted in the hospital.
The Haibowal police have registered a case against accused Mamta, Nikki, Pawan, Sarjeet Singh, Balwinder, Lavi, Sooraj Pal, Krishan Dev, Ravi and three unidentified accomplices under Sections of 307 (attempt to murder), 341 (wrongful restrain), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapons), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in persecution of common objection) of the IPC.
Sub-inspector Jaskanwal Singh, SHO at Haibowal police station, said that the accused and victim had an old rivalry. Earlier in March this year, the accused and the victim had a fight over some issue and they had beaten up each other. That time a cross FIR was registered against them.
The SHO added, “On August 22, Arun was going on his motorcycle near Haibowal area. When he reached near Gian Vidya Mandir, the accused intercepted his way and attacked him with sharp-edged weapons. After Arun fell off from his bike, he started running to save his life. However, the accused hit him on his head from behind, following which Arun fell on the road. Thereafter the accused brutally assaulted him and escaped assuming him to be dead.
Thereafter, some passerby called Chandan Kumar Paswan, brother of the victim, about the incident. Chandan further called the police.
Additional deputy commissioner of police-III Sameer Verma said, “The victim Arun has rivalry with Mamta, Nikki and Pawan. Earlier also, a cross FIR was registered against both victim and the accused. The exact reason for the rivalry is yet to be identified. The wrist of Arun Paswan was half chopped, besides, several other injuries. The police have registered a case and will arrest the accused soon.”