Rohtak, July 26 -- A private hospital owner and the son of a local BJP leader was brutally stabbed to death by unidentified assailants on Rampura Road in Jind's Safidon town late Thursday night, police said on Friday. This marks the 12th murder in the district since June 20, when a liquor contractor was killed.

The deceased has been identified as Vikas Sharma, son of Shiv Sharma, a former block president of the BJP in Jind district.

According to Safidon police station SHO Dinesh Kumar, the incident occurred when Anil Sharma, another hospital owner, along with his brother-in-law Happy, visited Vikas at his hospital and persuaded him to accompany them to Assandh. While returning, their vehicle was intercepted by two cars carrying 7-8 unid...