In the second homicide in Chandigarh in as many days, a 20-year-old youth was stabbed to demise by 4 males amid a highway rage tussle on the Sector 17/22 dividing highway on Sunday morning.

The sufferer, Sagar, lived in Phase 2, Ram Darbar, and labored at a manufacturing unit.

Acting swiftly, a criminal offense department staff arrested all 4 accused inside 5 hours. They had been recognized as Monu Jaiswal, 22, his brother Sonu Jaiswal, 24, and Kshitij, alias Cherry, 22, all residents of Hallomajra, and Suraj, alias Ambo, 22, a resident of Ram Darbar. Their automotive was additionally recovered.

According to police, Sagar and his two buddies Vishal and Nitish had been out for a birthday celebration on Saturday night time.

Around 5.45 am on Sunday, they had been on their manner from the Sector-17 ISBT Chowk to the Sector-16 Cricket Stadium Chowk in a Hyundai i10 automotive.

As they reached close to Hotel Jullundur, Sector 22, they ran right into a Maruti Suzuki Wagon R shifting on the improper facet of the highway and stopped their automotive. A spat broke out between the youths in each automobiles and a scuffle quickly ensued, stated police.

Amid the melee, the 4 males within the Wagon R attacked Sagar and his two buddies with sharp-edged weapons and sticks, earlier than fleeing of their automotive.

Police hastened the three buddies to PGIMER, the place Sagar died resulting from accidents on the chest and again. Vishal was admitted to the trauma middle for accidents on the palms.

Police groups had been shaped and raids had been performed in Banur, Kharar and Ram Darbar, and all accused had been nabbed inside 5 hours.

Investigators stated after the incident, Monu, Sonu and Kshitij went to buy beer, whereas Suraj returned dwelling. Monu is at present making ready for IELTS and Sonu is a cab driver, whereas Suraj works as a courier boy.

They stated the accused weren’t recognized to the victims and the stabbing was the results of highway rage.

While the accused had been beforehand booked underneath Section 307 (try to homicide) of the Indian Penal Code, Section 302 (homicide) was added to the FIR after Sagar’s demise.

Double-murder convict who stabbed niece to demise stays on the run

Meanwhile, the police have but to arrest the double-murder convict who stabbed his 22-year-old niece to demise in Sector 41 on Saturday morning. The sufferer, Anjali Malik, a pupil of Panjab University, and was stabbed by her maternal uncle, Satbir Singh, of Jhajjar, Haryana, over her interactions with boys.

Singh was convicted in 2011 for murdering his spouse and mother-in-law in 2007. He was launched on parole in 2014, however did not return to jail on time, after which he was declared a proclaimed offender.