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Crime
Clash between rival groups in Kharar turns hospital into battlefield, journalists threatened
✍️ Amar Ujala · Mohali
🗓 05 Sep 2026, 01:36 AM
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A violent confrontation between two rival groups broke out in Kharar, Punjab, with the local hospital turning into a site of fighting and members of the press facing threats.
A clash erupted in the town of Kharar, located in Punjab's Mohali district, when two opposing groups confronted each other in the early hours. The confrontation quickly spilled over into the nearby civil hospital, where the corridors and wards became a makeshift arena for the fighting.
Eyewitnesses reported that the violence disrupted medical services and that several journalists covering the incident were verbally threatened by participants. Reporters from local media outlets were forced to retreat from the premises under duress.
Police forces arrived at the scene shortly after the disturbance was reported, dispersing the combatants and restoring order within the hospital. The authorities have opened an investigation into the incident, and medical staff are assessing any injuries sustained during the unrest.
Eyewitnesses reported that the violence disrupted medical services and that several journalists covering the incident were verbally threatened by participants. Reporters from local media outlets were forced to retreat from the premises under duress.
Police forces arrived at the scene shortly after the disturbance was reported, dispersing the combatants and restoring order within the hospital. The authorities have opened an investigation into the incident, and medical staff are assessing any injuries sustained during the unrest.