Ludhiana, Aug. 23 -- Panic gripped the area after a 21-year-old man's body was found lying near a canal close to Leisure Valley in Sarabha Nagar on Friday. Police said the victim was hacked to death with sharp-edged weapons.

The victim has been identified as Abhimanyu, a resident of Haibowal Kalan. He was a mehandi artist. According to the division number 5 police, the control room received a call alerting them about the body near the canal on Friday morning. A police team found that the body had deep head injuries, indicating an assault. Later, the victim was identified as Abhimanyu.

"A case has been registered against unknown assailants and the motive behind the crime is being probed," said inspector Bikramjit Singh, SHO at division n...