Ludhiana: A 50-year-old man who stepped out to buy milk early Wednesday morning was allegedly attacked with swords and killed following an argument with a group of men at Bapu Market in Daba. Police have arrested three accused, while three of their unidentified accomplices are on the run.The deceased, Paramjeet Singh of Mahinder Nagar, had gone to the market around 5.30am when an argument allegedly broke out between him and the accused. Police said the confrontation escalated into a scuffle, following which he was attacked with swords.Paramjeet sustained serious injuries and was rushed to hospital, where he was declared dead.Police arrested Jatin Sharma of Ishar Nagar, Lovish Kumar of Guru Gobind Singh Nagar and Rohit Kumar of Sukhdev Singh Nagar in connection with the killing. Efforts are on to identify and arrest their three alleged accomplices.The case was registered on the statement of Paramjeet’s wife, Amandeep Kaur. She told police that her husband had left home to buy milk and she later learnt about the attack. She rushed to the spot and, with the help of others, took him to hospital.According to the complainant, eyewitnesses told her that the assailants continued attacking Paramjeet until he lost consciousness and then fled.Daba SHO inspector Jatinder Kumar said preliminary investigation indicated there was no previous rivalry between the victim and the accused. Police said an argument allegedly began after Paramjeet accused the men of staring at him, and the confrontation subsequently turned violent.Police registered an FIR under Sections 103 (murder), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 191(3) (rioting while armed with deadly weapons) and 190 (liability of members of an unlawful assembly) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.Police said raids were being conducted to trace the remaining accused.
