Ludhiana, May 2 -- Three weeks after a series of petty thefts shook Gurdev Nagar, an upscale locality in the bypoll-bound Ludhiana West constituency, the area is once again grappling with a surge in violent crimes and thefts. According to residents, the locality has seen several such crimes this week. "Such incidents have raised significant security concerns, leaving us anxious and alarmed," they said.

On Wednesday night, unidentified persons assaulted a local resident's domestic help, leaving him seriously injured. Sharing details of the attack, Dr Gurinder Singh Grewal, a resident of the area, said, "My domestic help was going home on his cycle when two bike-borne assailants attacked him from behind at around 11 pm, causing a serious h...