Panchkula, Oct. 5 -- Two brutal stabbing incidents were reported in Panchkula in a span of 48 hours, leaving two men critically injured. The motive in both cases was robbery, police said.

On Friday night, a waiter identified as Brijesh Rawat was attacked and stabbed by three assailants in Sector 5 around 11.30 pm. The youths, travelling on a motorcycle, demanded his mobile and money. When Brijesh resisted, he was viciously stabbed in the chest, stomach, and thigh. The assailants fled with his phone and purse. Brijesh was rushed to the civil hospital in Sector 6, and later referred to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, due to his critical condition. Sector 5 police have registered a case under relevant section...