Man stabbed to death in Chandigarh’s Ram Darbar

Was trying to save his son from three youths

A 58-year-old man was stabbed to death by three youths at his house in Ram Darbar in Chandigarh on Friday.

Identified as Attar Singh, he worked as a sanitation worker with the health department.

Police said Attar’s son Anil Kumar had stopped some youths from taking drugs on a street near his house in the afternoon, which had led to a scuffle. In the evening, three youths came to Attar’s house and attacked Anil. When Attar intervened, he was stabbed. Anil was also injured.

A case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at Sector-31 police station. No arrest has been made. Police were conducting raids till late at night.