The Tribune, Jamuary 21, 2004

Brother, sister attacked with axe over family feud
Our Correspondent

Sonepat, January 20
About a dozen armed miscreants reportedly forced their way into a house and attacked a youth, Bijender, and his sister Renu, with lathis and kulharis at Khatkar village, about 25 km from here last night. The victims sustained multiple injuries. According to a report, both the injured brother and sister were admitted to the local civil hospital and are stated to be out of danger. The police are still investigating into the case. However, no case has been registered so far. A quarrel between the relatives of the victims is stated to be the main cause of the attack. Both the injured brother and sister were asleep when they were attacked.

Body found

The Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered the body of a youth lying on the railway track near Rajlu Garhi railway station, about 10 km from here last evening. According to a report, the body bore several injuries inflicted by some sharp-edged weapons. The GRP believes it to be a case of murder. The body has been sent for the postmortem examination. The GRP has registered a case and further investigations were in progress. However, the body still remains unidentified.

Youth assaulted

Navin, a nine-year-old youth was assaulted with an iron rod by a man while he was on his way to school at Ridhao village, about 15 km from here yesterday. According to a report, the injured boy was immediately rushed to the local civil hospital from where he was referred to the PGIMS at Rohtak for further treatment. The alleged assailant, however, managed to escape after the assault. The Kharkhauda police have registered the case and further investigations were in progress.