Phul deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Pardeep Singh said the deceased suffered an injury on the left side of the chest. Sukhpal was rushed to civil hospital in Rampura where he was pronounced dead.
Violence erupted during the last day of nomination filings for Punjab's panchayat polls, with clashes reported across multiple districts, injuring several.
Complainant Darshan Kaur says her son Amrik had bought a dog about four days ago but another family in the village objected, claiming that it had already paid for the dog.
Two residents of Jeewan Singh Wala arrested for attacking family; victims had recently bought a dog but another family in the village objected, claiming it had already paid for the pet.