Mohali, Feb. 17 -- A 26-year-old mansuccumbed to his injuries on Monday morning, a day after he was stabbed while trying to intervene in a migrants' street fight in Phase 11, Mohali. As per information, the victim, Gursevak Singh, and his friends had gone to a temple during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday to pay obeisance on the occasion of Shivratri. While returning home, he saw a group of over 20 men engaged in a fight. Hoping to pacify them, the victim intervened but was allegedly attacked with a sharp-edged weapon. His father, Balwinder Singh, a farmer from Haryana, said that after the attack, his son had walked to his friends and informed them that he was stabbed. The friends rushed him to Fortis Hospital in Mohali, where he died on Monday morning. Following his demise, aggrieved family members gathered outside the outpatient department (OPD) of Fortis and staged a protest for over four hours, alleging that his treatment had been delayed. The family also tried to meet Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, who was admitted at the hospital at the time. Later on Monday evening, the hospital issued a statement denying allegations of delay in treatment or inappropriate billing. "The victim was brought to the hospital in the early hours of February 15 in a critical condition with stab injuries. He was immediately attended to by the emergency and critical care teams. The doctors administered all necessary resuscitative and advanced medical interventions as per established protocols but he succumbed to the severity of his injuries despite continuous efforts," the hospital said. The victim's father, meanwhile, was in an inconsolable state. "He was my only child. What will I do now? He was always a good kid, never touched alcohol or abused substances. He always helped others, would ask people not to fight. Never thought he would lose his life this way," said Balwinder. Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Harmandeep Singh Hans, who met the father, said, "We have identified 12 accused. Raids are on to nab the others as well. The body has been sent for post-mortem." The matter took a "locals' versus migrants" overtone as some protesters raised the issue. Activist Amitoj Maan, who joined the protest, said, "We are not saying every migrant is a criminal, butfiltration is must. Properverification should happen." KK Saini, president of the Confederation of Greater Mohali Resident Welfare Associations, said authorities must strengthen background verification of migrant workers. "The administration should issue a labour card, and a separate department should handle verification," he said. Earlier in 2024, Kumbravillage witnessed a similar episode of violence when a migrant worker was accused of killing a local resident, deepening mistrust between communities....