Mohali: Iron cutter gets stuck in man’s forehead in attack, five held

Acting swiftly, Mohali police arrested five of the accused, identified as Badshah, a resident of Guru Nanak Colony, Ram Kishore, Kamal, Surinder and Sidam for the murder bid

An industrial unit’s employee underwent surgery to remove an iron cutter blade from his forehead after a brutal attack by a group of outsiders on the company premises in Phase 7, Industrial Area, Mohali, police said.

The victim, Balvir Singh, is a native of Kohar Singh Wala village in Ferozepur district and currently residing in Mauli Baidwan village, Sector 80, Mohali. (HT)

Acting swiftly, police arrested five of the accused, identified as Badshah, a resident of Guru Nanak Colony, Ram Kishore, Kamal, Surinder and Sidam for the murder bid.

The victim, Balvir Singh, is a native of Kohar Singh Wala village in Ferozepur district and currently residing in Mauli Baidwan village, Sector 80, Mohali.

Narrating the attack to the police, he said he had been working at a solar energy company in Phase 7, Industrial Area, for the past two years.

On April 25, some company employees were standing outside the gate, when around seven youths, wielding kirpans and sharp weapons, accosted them, questioning about a boy. When they denied knowledge of any such person, the group left.

Later, the company owner, Yodhvir Singh, was speaking to some workers who were unloading solar equipment from a vehicle, when around 10-12 armed youths returned, carrying swords, sticks and other weapons.

They were produced in court, which granted a two-day police remand. Further raids are underway to trace and arrest the remaining assailants.