Ludhiana, March 24 -- A man was seriously injured on Saturday evening after being attacked with swords and iron rods outside his house in Shimlapuri's Sukhdev Nagar area, following a dispute over a local quarrel, police said.

The incident took place after the victim reportedly asked a group of men to stop creating a disturbance near his residence.

According to the complainant, Satinder Kaur, the incident occurred around 8 pm on March 21. A group of five to six men were arguing and hurling abuses near their house when her husband, Varinder Singh, intervened and asked them to leave. Enraged, the accused - identified as Mani, Janu, and four unidentified associates - allegedly attacked him with iron rods and swords. Varinder Singh sustained...