Ludhiana, Oct. 10 -- The Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested a man on Thursday in connection with the lynching of a 26-year-old man over an alleged dispute involving a rooster.

The accused, 58-year-old Harjinder Pal alias Pammy Shah, allegedly beat Umesh Kumar and his cousin Rahul on Monday evening near the Dhandari Kalan station. The victim was held for hours before being taken to a hospital late that night, where he succumbed to his injuries.

According to GRP in-charge inspector Palwinder Singh, the incident took place when the victim and his brother were returning from the station after seeing someone off. The victim reportedly had a fit, assaulted his brother, and entered a nearby mazar where he killed a rooster.

Locals interv...