Barnala, Dec. 8 -- A 32-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by his neighbours over an old rivalry in Barnala's Ghunas village on Saturday evening.

Police have launched a manhunt for the five accused after booking them for murder.

Tapa deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Gurpreet Singh said the victim, Tarsem Singh, was out with friends on Saturday evening to purchase winter clothes and stopped at a liquor shop.

At the shop, they encountered their neighbours, with whom they had an existing dispute, and a verbal clash erupted.

Following the confrontation, the five accused - Jonny Singh, Amritpal Singh, Sikandar Singh, Gurdeep Singh and Gurpreet Singh - went to Tarsem's house. There they brutally attacked Tarsem and his friend H...