In Ludhiana, a speeding Audi car, bearing a Chandigarh number plate, tragically crushed a street food vendor, Prem Shah, to death and injured three others on Bhamian Road. The driver and his companion, suspected to be intoxicated, fled the scene after the accident. Police are investigating the incident and tracing the car owner to apprehend the accused.

In Kurukshetra's Shahabad-Markanda, bike-borne miscreants fired gunshots at a hotel on National Highway 44, leaving behind a note. This incident follows a recent murder of a liquor contractor nearby, raising public safety concerns. Kurukshetra police have launched a manhunt, establishing checkpoints and deploying multiple teams to apprehend the culprits and ramp up security in the area.