A 28-year-old worker of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) was brutally murdered in Kamboli village of Mohali, over previous enmity, on Monday. Seven party workers of SAD have been booked by the local police.
The deceased was identified as Gurjant Singh Janta, a resident of village Siu at Sohana. Sources in the police said that the incident took place while Janta, along with his two other friends was sitting at a service station at Kamboli village late in the night.A group of nine persons attacked him with sharp-edged weapons and left him badly injured. Two persons also tried to interrupt and save Janta, but they were threatened and advised to stay away from the matter, sources said.
Janta was seriously injured and was pronounced dead at the civil hospital of Phase-6, Mohali. The accused had fled by then.A case against nine persons was registered at Police station at Sohana. Seven of them were identified as Sukhprit Singh alias Roda, Gaurav, Dalbir Singh, Kamaldeep, Rupinder, Harpreet and lucky, while two others were unknown, said Balbir Singh, Investigating officer at PS Sohana.