Ludhiana: A homeless man attacked another with a knife over food near Old Session Court Chowk on Tuesday.
Division 8 police station SHO sub-inspector Rajinderpal Singh said, “Manu and Nashma, both of whom are around 40-year-old and homeless, sleep on a footpath near the Old Session Court Chowk. In the morning, some people came to distribute food to them. Manu and Nashma started fighting over the food. As tempers frayed, Nashma attacked Manu on neck with a knife.”
On hearing the screams of Manu, passersby called up the police, who took him to a hospital. The cops also detained Nashma and took him to the police station.
“A cop was sent to the civil hospital to record the statement of Manu. But doctors said he was unfit to give one. In the afternoon, Manu escaped from there. Therefore, no FIR has been lodged yet. We are trying to trace Manu,” the SHO added.