Two held for killing Patiala youth

Patiala police have arrested two accused for the murder of a 23-year-old man, Karan, who was brutally assaulted and stabbed multiple times after being dragged off a running motorcycle in the Ablowal market area, on Friday.

Sources say police had booked and arrested two of the accused. “We have arrested Amaneet, resident of Gaushala Road, and Yuvraj of Kahlwan village. We will interrogate them to ascertain the reasons behind the gruesome murder in the busy market,” a senior police official said.

The victim, a resident of Babu Singh Colony, succumbed to his injuries due to excessive blood loss at Rajindra Hospital on Friday evening.

Karan, was brutally assaulted and stabbed multiple times after being dragged off a running motorcycle in the Ablowal market area.

The police had booked the accused identified as Ansh of Passiana village, Amaneet of Gaushala road, and Yuvraj of Kahlwan village, along with two unidentified aides. The incident took place on Friday evening, a video of the which has been making rounds of social media.

Police said raids were on to apprehend the other accused.