Relatives of the deceased block Airport Road with body

A day after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death and another fatally injured in Kumbhra, hundreds of residents blocked Airport Road by parking an ambulance with its body in the middle of the road.

The residents demanded the arrest of the absconding attackers and criticized the police for deteriorating law and order in the city. Traffic remained blocked on the road for hours as protesters argued with police. SP Harbir Singh Atwal and DSP City-2 Harsimran Singh Bal found it difficult to negotiate with the protesters.

Mayor Amarjit Singh Sidhu said, “Law and order have completely broken down in Mohali. MLA Kulwant Singh is avoiding public attention even as the body lies near the AAP office. The attackers fled to UP. Those behind the attackers must also be held accountable,” he said.

SAD leader Parminder Singh Sohana resorted to sloganeering against the Phase 8 SHO and the Punjab government.

“All the attackers were staying in a nearby PG without any tenant verification. What did the police do so far? The attackers, migrant workers, have fled to UP, but the police are doing nothing. We demand that action be taken against the PGs. owner,” said a relative of the deceased, sitting next to the victim’s mother on the road.

The row takes a turn from ‘locals versus migrant workers’ as the protesters claim that this is the second such incident to have taken place recently.

SP Atwal said, “The fight started over parking a bike after which the attackers returned with sharp weapons to stab the victims. Their phones are now turned off. Police teams started arresting them. We are also checking the Documents of PG owners and action will also be taken against him as per law.”

Daman Singh (17) was stabbed to death in the throat while Dilpreet Singh (16) had his eye allegedly gouged out by a violent group of miscreants near Kumbhra village in Mohali on Wednesday evening.

Kumbhra councilor Ravinder Singh Bindra said, “Dilpreet is fighting for his life in hospital. There were four attackers, aged around 16 to 17 years. The incident was recorded on a CCTV camera.”