Mohali, Sept. 6 -- The excitement of bringing home a newly purchased car turned into a nightmare for a family in Sohana as armed assailants attacked them with swords, leaving one dead and several others injured, on Thursday night around 10:30.

The victim has been identified as Paramjit Singh. His son told police that they had gone to Dhanas, along with two relatives, to purchase a second-hand car. On the way back, the family stopped briefly to buy prasad before heading to their village in Sohana. "As soon as we entered the village, a car bearing number HR51BQ0404 started trailing us and honking continuously. Within minutes, four men got down and started attacking us with swords," Tarandeep told police in his statement.

The assailants, s...