Ludhiana, June 19 -- A 19-year-old, Lovepreet Singh, was beaten to death by residents who mistook him for a mobile phone snatcher near Sherpur Chowk. The incident occurred late on June 15, the police said.

Just before the fatal attack, Lovepreet managed to call his brother, frantically pleading for help and claiming that his life was in danger. Despite the family's immediate attempts to trace him, no information surfaced until the police informed them regarding the recovery of a body that was kept in a hospital's mortuary.

According to family members, Lovepreet had left home that night with an acquaintance, Dev, claiming he was going for a night shift at a local factory where he worked. Lovepreet had solemnised love marriage just two we...