2 juveniles among 5 held for Mauli Jagran murder
Chandigarh, March 7 -- Two juveniles among five persons have been nabbed in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old man during a clash on Holi in Makhan Majra area of Mauli Jagran, police said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Bobby (24), Sonu (26), Arvind (36), his juvenile son and another minor. The sticks used in the crime have been recovered from Arvind and Sonu, while a knife used in the attack was recovered from one of the juveniles, officials said.
Complainant Bhagwan Sahni (45), father of deceased Ankit, mentioned in his police complaint that he and Ankit were present near the Makhan Majra market during Holi celebrations when he saw a group of boys running past, chased by Arvind, Bobby and two juveniles carrying sticks and other weapons. Sahni alleged that Arvind's group accused him and his son of tearing their clothes during the Holi celebrations and started a brawl but others present controlled the situation.
The complaint further mentioned that a little later, several youths arrived on motorcycles and a few on foot armed with lathis and knives and attacked him and his son. "Arvind allegedly struck Bhagwan Sahni on his arm with a stick and caught hold of Ankit, exhorting others to kill him. Bobby stabbed Ankit in his abdomen, while an unidentified youth inflicted a knife injury near his elbow when he tried to defend himself," the complainant stated.
The complainant further alleged that Bachan attacked him with a knife, injuring him near his left ear. The assailants fled when the crowd retaliated by pelting stones. Ankit was rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, where doctors declared him dead.
All of the accused work as scrap dealers, police said....
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