Ludhiana, Feb. 5 -- Panic gripped the area after a man and aides on Sunday allegedly assaulted a 45-year-old man and his son in a road rage incident at Jeeto Market, officials said.

Police said the accused were booked on charges of attempted murder. Police said the victims, Rajinder Kumar from Satguru Nagar and his 20-year-old son Rajat Kumar, sustained serious injuries in the attack. The Daba police identified one of the accused as Karan and said seven of his aides are yet to be identified.

According to the police, the victims were returning home on a motorcycle when a scooter rider blocked their path near Bala Ji Mandir. Kumar said he asked the scooter rider to drive carefully, but the situation escalated. He alleged the enraged scoot...