8 arrested for killing 14-year-old boy in Punjab's Ludhiana
Ludhiana, July 19: The police have arrested eight accused for the murder of a 14-year-old boy, identified as Sawan Kumar.
Addressing a press conference, Ludhiana Police Commissioner Kaustubh Sharma said there was a clash between two groups at EWS Colony. Victim Sawan Kumar along with his brother Sumit visited the Civil Hospital for treatment, where some people arrived at the emergency ward of the hospital and attacked him, leading to his death. Three accused in this case were arrested earlier while five others were arrested on Tuesday.
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The timeline
A street fight in EWS colony in Ludhiana led to the murder of a 14-year-old boy on July 15. Brothers Sawan Kumar and Sumit reportedly had a fight with some youths in which both were injured. They were taken to the local Civil Hospital.
However, armed youths arrived at the emergency ward of the hospital and smashed windowspanes and medical equipment.
Sumit claimed that the youths attacked Sawan Kumar with a sword and other sharp-edged weapons at the hospital, which led to his brother's death.
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According to Dr Gurmehar Kaur, who was on emergency duty in the ward, the assailants badly assaulted Sawan and he was then rushed to Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), but was declared dead.
-PTC News
