Even 18 days after the Panchayat elections ended, the clashes between the candidates continue. Mohali police arrested as many as 23 people involved in the clashes on Saturday.

In one of the cases, 12 people, including a sarpanch, were arrested for killing a man.

The victim Jai ​​Kishan, 36, of Kurari village told the police that while he was at his home, he was attacked by the group with sharp weapons after they had earlier threatened him. “They also attacked my wife who came to save me,” Kishan said. The accused were assigned to different sections, including attempted murder, of the National Bureau of Investigation.

In the second case, two persons were booked for assaulting the husband of a newly elected panch in Durali village. The victim, Satnam Singh, 41, told the police that on Friday, the accused, after hurling abuse at him, followed him and allegedly assaulted him. When his brother tried to save him, they also assaulted him, he said. The accused have been booked in different sections of the NBS.

In the third case, the Sadar Kharar police arrested six people. The victim Balwinder Singh told the police that when he and his brother Bhupinder Singh went outside their house to watch a victory march of the winning candidate, the accused attacked them with sharp weapons. The accused also allegedly attacked their uncle after he came to their aid. The victims, after being admitted to the Kharar civil hospital, later lodged a complaint with the police.

In the fourth case, the Sadar Kharar police on Saturday arrested three men and an unidentified woman for assaulting two men in Chando Gobindgarh village. The victim Bhagwant Singh, 27, said the accused attacked him and his friend Harjot Singh after his father won the sarpanch election. The victims were admitted to Kharar civil hospital for treatment.