Two men were killed and one was injured in separate incidents in Hisar and Karnal districts of Haryana over a dispute of bursting firecrackers on Sunday.
Their third friend, Sachin, escaped unhurt. This led to a heated argument, which soon escalated into a violent confrontation. During the clash, five youths allegedly attacked Mandeep with a knife. On receiving information, police reached the spot and rushed the injured youths to the Civil Hospital, where doctors declared Mandeep dead. The deceased was identified as Radheshyam, a resident of Darbhanga. “The body has been kept for autopsy at the civil hospital, and the family has been informed. The accused are absconding and will be arrested,” he added.
The deceased has been identified as Mandeep Singh, 25, while his injured friend, Naseeb, is undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital in Barwala, according to police.
The three friends were staying in a hotel room and bursting firecrackers when another group of youths staying at the hotel objected to it, according to police. When Naseeb attempted to intervene, the assailants also stabbed him, police said. Police said that a group of men including Rambharose, Akhilesh and others attacked the victim under the influence of alcohol. Inspector Jagdish Kumar, station house officer (SHO), Taraori police station said the incident happened at Badri Agro, a rice mill on the Karnal-Dhand road.
In the first incident, a man was allegedly stabbed to death and his friend injured following a dispute over bursting firecrackers at a hotel in Barwala town of Hisar district on Sunday night.
