Panchkula, Aug. 13 -- A 28-year-old man from Bathinda has been convicted for the murder of his former neighbour, in Panchkula in 2019.

The court of additional sessions judge Bikramjit Aroura will pronounce the quantum of sentence against convict Sandeep Kumar, on August 13.

The victim, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, a resident of Sector-27, had been found in a pool of blood near Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Sector-3 on August 11, 2019. His car was parked at a slip road close by.

As per the police, the victim had been attacked with a sharp-edged weapon and there were deep wounds on his head, face, and legs, and the arms were partially severed. A case was registered under Sections 302 (punishment for murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence ...