Ludhiana: A 53-year-old security guard had his thumb severed after a group of men allegedly returned and attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon after he asked them to leave the Books Market area in Khanna late on Nov 8. Police have arrested one accused, while raids are on to trace his accomplices.The victim, Rachhpal Singh of Rohno Khurd village, was on duty at the market around 11.30pm when he spotted four to five men sitting outside the shutter of a chaat bhandar. According to his complaint, he questioned them about their presence there and asked them to go home, following which they left.The respite was short-lived. The men allegedly returned in an auto-rickshaw some time later, abused the guard and threatened to kill him.According to the FIR, one of the men was armed with a sharp-edged weapon and struck Rachhpal twice on his left hand, severing his thumb. He was allegedly attacked a third time and suffered an injury on his right arm.The assailants fled in the auto-rickshaw after the guard raised an alarm.Following receipt of the medical report, Khanna City-2 police registered a case under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 351(2), 191(3) and 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, relating to offences including voluntarily causing hurt, grievous hurt with a dangerous weapon, criminal intimidation, rioting and unlawful assembly.Police said that on the directions of Khanna SSP Darpan Ahluwalia, teams were constituted to identify and arrest the accused. During the investigation, police arrested Akash, a resident of Jassal Wali Gali near Pirkhana Road in Khanna.Raids are being conducted to trace his alleged accomplices, police said.
