Chandigarh Waiter Killed, Colleague Injured For Not Serving Chicken To Customers, 6 Arrested

Upon receiving a complaint by the dhaba owner's son, police registered a murder case and quickly arrested six people, including a juvenile, while another suspect is still at large.

A 37-year-old waiter at a dhaba died, and his 28-year-old deaf colleague was injured after a late-night attack by a group of men in Sector 24 of Chandigarh on Wednesday (October 30).

According to a report by India Express, the deceased identified as Jaspreet Singh, was also known as Jassi, and the injured man as Akash. The incident occurred after four men arrived at the dhaba around 11 pm, requesting chicken.

The dhaba owner declined as it was closing time, leading to an argument. The group initially left but returned about 45 minutes later, armed with a cricket wicket and a sharp weapon, and attacked Jassi and Akash, who had stayed behind. Jassi suffered serious head injuries, while Akash raised an alarm.

Pankaj Kumar, the dhaba owner's son, took the victims to Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16. Jassi was then transferred to PGI, where he later died. Akash, who sustained multiple head injuries, remained in treatment at GMSH-16.

Upon receiving a complaint by Kumar, police registered a murder case and quickly arrested six people, including a juvenile, while another suspect is still at large. The arrested men were identified as Sagar, Joginder, Gurmeet, Viru, and Raji. Sources revealed that Jassi had worked at the dhaba for two years and lived nearby.

Teen Stabbed To Death By Minors During Fight Over Rash Riding In Delhi 

In a separate incident, a man and his teenage friend were allegedly stabbed to death for rash riding in Delhi's Bawana area by four minors on Thursday (October 31). The incident occurred in G-Block JJ Colony.

The victims, aged 20 and 17, got into a heated exchange with four minor boys over their way of riding the bike in the area. The victims were said to be riding their bike in a "zig-zag manner", NDTV cites police officials statement.

The four minors stopped them after which a fight broke out between the two groups. As the argument escalated, two of the four accused attacked the biker and his friend with a knife. However, the victims were rushed to a nearby hospital, but, they succumbed to the stab injuries.

The Delhi police has taken all four accused into custody. Two of the them are aged 15 years, while other two are 16 and 13 years of age, the report noted. Murder case has been filed against them. The police have launched an action against them under the Juvenile Justice Act.