Ludhiana, April 7 -- A local businessman was left severely injured after he was assaulted by a group of around 20 armed men near Kali Mata Mandir on Hambran Road on Friday night. The victim, Rahul Sahni, a resident of New Deep Nagar, was attacked over what police believe to be a financial dispute.

According to police, the incident occurred around 8.30 pm when Rahul and his brother Rajat Sahni had gone to buy flowers near a temple. According to police, the attackers arrived in multiple vehicles and launched a sudden coordinated attack, police said.

"The main accused, Karnik Bhumbak, allegedly struck Rahul's eye multiple times with the butt of a pistol, causing serious injury. The other attackers joined in, assaulting him with sharp-edged...