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Crime
Friend Slays Another Over Minor Dispute in Ludhiana’s Har Gobind Nagar
✍️ Amar Ujala · Ludhiana
🗓 22 Aug 2026, 03:37 PM
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A fatal altercation between two friends in Har Gobind Nagar, Ludhiana, ended with one being throat‑slashed and the victim’s brother found dead in a pool of blood.
On Friday night, police received a distress call from the Habowal police‑station area of Ludhiana reporting a violent incident in Har Gobind Nagar. According to initial statements, a minor argument between two acquaintances escalated, and one of them slit the throat of his friend.
Investigators later discovered the body of the victim’s brother nearby, drenched in blood, suggesting a second fatal attack. The police have cordoned off the locality and are conducting forensic examinations to piece together the sequence of events.
Local authorities have not released the identities of those involved, but they confirmed that the case is being treated as a homicide. A team from the Crime Branch has been assigned to investigate possible motives and to locate any additional witnesses. The investigation remains ongoing, and further details will be released as they become available.
Investigators later discovered the body of the victim’s brother nearby, drenched in blood, suggesting a second fatal attack. The police have cordoned off the locality and are conducting forensic examinations to piece together the sequence of events.
Local authorities have not released the identities of those involved, but they confirmed that the case is being treated as a homicide. A team from the Crime Branch has been assigned to investigate possible motives and to locate any additional witnesses. The investigation remains ongoing, and further details will be released as they become available.