Mohali, Feb. 20 -- Days after a 26-year-old youth was fatally stabbed in a scuffle near Laxmi Narayan temple in Phase 11, Mohali, police have arrested 12 persons, including two juveniles, for the murder. Six accused are still on the run.

Addressing the media on Thursday, superintendent of police (SP) Dilpreet Singh said the incident had occurred during the intervening night of February 14 and 15 when the victim, Gursevak Singh, and his friends had gone to pay obeisance at the temple on the occasion of Shivratri.

"They reached the area around 12.40 am and noticed about 15-20 youths, mostly college students and dropouts, racing motorcycles and revving engines near the temple premises. When Gursevak objected and attempted to stop them, a s...