Congress block president brutally hacked to death in Ludhiana by two unidentified assailants, case filed

A shocking incident of political violence has emerged from Ludhiana, where a Congress leader was brutally hacked to death by two unidentified assailants, police said. The deceased has been identified as Parminder Tiwari, Machhiwara Congress block president. Tiwari, who had set up rental quarters for migrant workers, was sitting outside on Sunday evening when the attackers arrived on a motorcycle and struck him repeatedly with an axe. He suffered severe head injuries and was rushed to hospital but did not survive, confirmed Station House Officer Paramdeep Singh of Kum Kalan police station, news agency PTI reported.

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