Mohali, April 14 -- A day after two rival groups turned the Dera Bassi civil hospital into a bloody battleground, police have now booked a total of 17 persons in connection with the violence that stemmed from an old rivalry dating back to last year's Panchayat elections.

Of the total accused, eight have already been arrested - Anil Kumar, alias Honey Pandit, Naresh Kumar, Naib Ram, Angrej Singh, Gurmeet Singh, Mahipal and Manish Kumar.

The others named in the FIR include Karampal, Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Raj Kumar, Amar Singh, Mohit, Gurpreet Singh, Gurjant, Mayank and Sanjeev Kumar, all residents of Mukandpur village.

Police registered an attempt to murder case based on the complaint of Ranjit Singh, alias Minta, husband of village...