Bathinda, Oct. 5 -- A former sarpanch was allegedly axed to death near Bathinda on Sundayevening. According to police, the victim, Jagtar Singh, a former sarpanch of Phoos Mandi village, was attacked at a liquor vend in Jassi Po Wali, located on Bathinda's periphery, where he had come to buy liquor. Jagtar suffered a deep injury in the neck and died on the spot. Acting swiftly, police arrested the accused, Gurbax Singh, who also belongs to Phoos Mandi. Superintendent of police (City) Aaswant Singh Dhaliwal said preliminary investigation revealed that a personal enmity was behind the murder. "Prima facie, Gurbax alone attacked the victim. The axe used in the crime was recovered. During initial questioning, Gurbax claimed the dispute stemmed from some family issue. Further investigation is underway," said the SP. Officials said a murder case was being registered at the Cantonment police station. The murder comes a day after a former sarpanch of Mannewal village in Ludhiana was shot dead in Ladhowal area on Saturday evening....