Panchkula, March 4 -- A 33-year-old newly married man was stabbed to death by two motorcycle-borne assailants along the Zirakpur-Shimla highway, near Sector 12, Panchkula, in the early hours of Tuesday. Police have arrested one accused in the case and are searching for his accomplice.

The victim, Deepak Kumar, a resident of Mamta Enclave in Dhakoli, had got married just 20 days ago, his family said. His body, bearing multiple sharp-edged injuries, was found lying on the roadside around 2.30 am, with his motorcycle parked nearby and blood scattered at the scene.

According to police, the attackers allegedly robbed Deepak of his mobile phone before fleeing. An FIR was registered on the complaint of his brother. Passersby spotted him lying ...