Late night Ludhiana quarrel: Man booked for stabbing neighbour in drunken rage; accused arrested

LUDHIANA: Sahnewal police on Friday arrested a man who stabbed his neighbour while in a drunken state. The victim was admitted to the govt hospital in Sector 32, Chandigarh.The arrested accused is Sanjay Paswan, a labourer who lives in a labour quarter on rent in village Bilgah.

The police booked Paswan on the complaint of Amdoh Shah, a neighbour of the accused.The complainant said the incident occurred on May 31. He was present in his rented accommodation when he heard that Sanjay was fighting with his brother in an inebriated condition. During their quarrel, Sanjay’s brother came to his room and slept there to avoid further altercation with Sanjay.Shah added that later in the night, Sanjay tried to barge into his room by smashing the door.

As he tried to stop him, Sanjay stabbed him in the stomach with a knife. On hearing his cries, the landlord of the labour quarter intervened and rescued him. Thereafter, Sanjay ran away from the spot, and Shah was taken to the hospital.ASI Gurmeet Singh, the investigating officer from Sahnewal police station, said the victim is admitted to the hospital. The police recorded his statement on Friday and lodged an FIR under sections 115 (2) (voluntarily causing hurt) and 118 (2) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of BNS against the accused, who was arrested by the police.

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