Overview
- Ramesh Kumar, 57, was attacked with bricks and sticks after confronting youths creating a ruckus in Hisar’s Dhani Shyam Lal area around 11 pm Thursday.
- The group initially left, then returned with more men in a car and on two-wheelers and allegedly bludgeoned him outside his home.
- Police detained five suspects and say at least five more identified attackers remain on the run as dedicated teams pursue them.
- Investigators report seizing vehicles tied to the assault, note the accused are from the same locality, and cite a likely fatal head injury.
- Kumar, posted at the ADGP office and set to retire in January, is survived by two daughters and a son, and his injured nephew is under treatment after the attack; his body was sent for post-mortem.