A Shadow Falls Over Dhanas: The Tragic Price of a Lingering Feud

It was a chilling discovery, one that pierced the quiet calm often associated with the outskirts of Chandigarh. Near the village of Khuda Ali Sher, a young man, just 25, lay lifeless – a stark, brutal end to what was, for him, just another evening. This was Jitesh Kumar, a resident of the EWS Colony in Dhanas, his life tragically cut short on that fateful night of November 10, 2023. And frankly, the scene itself spoke volumes about the sheer violence involved.

Authorities, upon arriving, quickly discerned this was no accident, no mere unfortunate tumble. Jitesh bore multiple injuries, though it was a severe head trauma, sustained undoubtedly from a fall after being struck, that proved fatal. The police, of course, moved swiftly, registering a case under those grim sections of the Indian Penal Code — Section 302 for murder, and Section 34, which speaks to a common, shared intention behind such a heinous act.

But who would do such a thing? That was the immediate, pressing question, wasn't it? The Chandigarh Police, sensing the gravity, formed a Special Investigation Team, or SIT, if you will, tasked with peeling back the layers of this tragedy. Their mission was clear: track down those responsible for this savage act. And you could feel the urgency, the pressure, mounting.

Slowly, painstakingly, the pieces began to fit. It unfolded, as these things often do, with Jitesh and a friend, Prabhjot Singh, simply riding their motorcycle towards Khuda Ali Sher. A routine journey, perhaps, but one that was ominously interrupted. The assailants, it turned out, had been lying in wait, a sinister ambush near the roadside. They pounced, striking Jitesh's bike with sticks, a sudden, jarring blow that sent him tumbling, his head meeting the unforgiving ground with a force that extinguished his young life right there and then. Prabhjot, perhaps by sheer instinct or a stroke of luck, somehow managed to escape the ensuing chaos, fleeing for his life while his friend lay dying.

The hunt led to three individuals: Sonu, 22, and Sahil, 21, both from Dhanas, alongside Shubham, 20, hailing from Sector 25. Their arrests, prompted by solid intelligence, brought a certain grim clarity to the case. And the motive? Ah, the age-old, insidious dance of rivalry. It appears Jitesh had, in an earlier time, perhaps beaten Sonu. A grudge, you see, left to fester, finally boiling over into fatal aggression. Sticks and stones, mere instruments, were recovered — chilling evidence of the primitive rage that drove this act.

These three, now formally accused, faced the magistrate and were remanded into police custody, giving investigators precious time to delve deeper. The recovered motorcycle, a silent witness to the brutal encounter, and those crude weapons, serve as tangible reminders of a life violently taken. It’s a somber tale, honestly, one that underscores how easily old enmities can escalate, leaving behind shattered lives and communities grappling with questions of justice and security. For Dhanas, it’s a stark reminder that peace can, at any moment, be irrevocably broken by the echoes of past grievances.