Ludhiana, July 7 -- A Nepalese man was hacked to death with sharp-edged weapons in Giaspura of Ludhiana late Saturday night. The deceased, identified as Kishan Thapa, succumbed to his injuries shortly after being rushed to the hospital by local residents.

According to police officials, Thapa was attacked while he was on his way to retrieve his motorcycle from a nearby street, accompanied by his friend Samir. As the two entered a narrow lane, they were intercepted by at least 20 assailants riding multiple motorcycles, who had allegedly been lying in wait.

Samir, an eyewitness to the brutal attack, recounted that the assailants began verbally abusing Kishan before physically assaulting him. When he tried to intervene, he too was beaten up...