Ludhiana, Aug. 10 -- Traffic on the Ludhiana-Delhi National Highway near Basti Jodhewal came to a standstill for nearly five hours on Sunday after the family and relatives of 25-year-old Harjinder Singh staged a protest demanding the immediate arrest of all the accused involved in his murder. The blockade, which lasted from noon to 5pm, triggered massive traffic snarls and left hundreds of commuters stranded.

The family has also refused to cremate Harjinder's body, asserting that the last rites will not be performed until every accused named in the FIR is arrested.

The protesters accused the police of failing to arrest the accused despite two days having passed since the murder and demanded the suspension of local police officials for a...