Ludhiana, Oct. 25 -- A social gathering turned deadly in Ludhiana's Lohara Colony on Saturday morning after a man was attacked by his own friends, who chopped off his right hand at a mutual acquaintance's house.

In a chilling twist, the accused allegedly placed the severed hand in a polythene bag and handed it to a local grocery shop owner, asking him to deliver it to the victim.

The victim, Shakti Singh, alias Bhoora, 35, a resident of Basant Nagar, was found lying in a pool of blood after the assailants fled. He was rushed to a hospital by the police but succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment. Doctors suspect that excessive blood loss led to his death.

According to police, locals alerted them after the grocery shop owne...