Jalandhar, Oct 19: A group of six unidentified persons, armed with sharp-edged weapons, attacked the brother of popular Punjabi pop singer Hans Raj Hans at his village residence near here, wounding him seriously, police said today. The singer's brother Amrik Hans was walking inside the house at Saifur late last night when a group six unidentified persons armed with swords and other sharp-edged weapons came out of a jeep and barged into the house, police said.

When villagers reached the spot, they saw Amrik Hans, who was a sarpanch of the village, lying in a pool of blood.
The condition of Amrik Hans, admitted to a local hospital, was stated to be critical.


Police arrested one Surinder Singh in connection with the attack and was on the look out for his son Gurnek Singh.
Bureau Report