India, Oct. 24 -- A 35-year-old man died after a group of assailants allegedly thrashed him and chopped off his right hand in Punjab's Ludhiana on Saturday morning. Shakti Singh, alias Bhoora, a resident of Basant Nagar, was severely injured and left lying in a pool of blood as the attackers fled the scene.

He later succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital.

After thrashing Bhoora, the assailants 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.

Bhoora was rushed to a hospital after locals alerted the police. He later succumbed to his injuries as doctors suspect that excessive blood loss led to his death.

According to the polic...