Ludhiana: Two factory workers desperate for a drink allegedly lured a helpless, intoxicated man into an empty lot and bludgeoned him to death with a concrete block for just ₹1,500.The crime highlights a grim, multiyear pattern of alcohol-fuelled killings in the industrial hub. Sandeep Srivastava and Ishaaq Ali, both labourers from Uttar Pradesh, were arrested…
Ludhiana: Riot police were deployed to a major national highway on Saturday after furious residents blocked traffic for two hours to protest against a prolonged municipal water and power failure that has left thousands without drinking water during a severe heatwave.The escalating gridlock in Punjab’s largest industrial hub underscores how crumbling civic infrastructure and a…
A man was murdered in city Ludhiana: A 22-year-old newly married woman allegedly hanged herself at her residence following persistent harassment for dowry, prompting the Ludhiana police to arrest her husband and parents-in-law on Friday. Acting on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother, police registered an FIR against the trio under Sections 80 (dowry…
