Barnala, Oct. 4 -- A 27-year-old man was murdered late Thursday evening following a clash at the Dussehra ground. Police have registered an FIR under murder charges against unidentified individuals.

The deceased, Heera Singh, a resident of Garcha Road, was attacked with a sharp weapon, shortly after Dussehra celebrations ended and police personnel had left the venue.

According to DSP Satvir Singh, the violence began with a clash involving Gurdas Singh and a group of youths. The altercation escalated when Heera and others joined in, during which he was fatally attacked and later rushed to a hospital but declared dead upon arrival.

"There was no management. Some hooligans attacked him in the stomach and killed him," said Harjit Singh, th...