City's dark side: Man out walking at night stabbed to death
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Eventually, he moved to Ludhiana in search for work and livelihood, but this is where he met his death. The 45-year-old, who had come from Haryana a few months ago, was having a post-dinner walk on Thursday night, when two men came on a scooter, stabbed him and sped away. On the rooftop of the rented accommodation, the victim's teenaged son witnessed his father's violent end and froze, horrified.
He later told the police that he had seen the accused before but did not know their names.
Police suspect that rivalry may have been the murder motive.
Tilakraj, who originally belonged to Nepal, had been living in Kurukshetra, Haryana, with his family for years. About five months ago, he moved to Ludhiana for work and got a rented house in Gujjar Bhawan, Meharban area.
Tilakraj's son, Danish, 18, said that his father was walking outside the house after dinner while he was standing on the terrace with a friend, when the two men stabbed his father.
He added that the accused did not speak to Tilakraj or try to rob him. His father's mobile phone was inside the house, and he only had Rs 200 in his pocket, which the accused did not snatch.
The family rushed Tilakraj to a nearby clinic, where the doctor asked them to take him to hospital. However, he succumbed on the way.
Inspector Paramdeep Singh, SHO, Meharban police station, said, "According to the victim's son, who has witnessed the murder, the accused only stopped near Tilakraj, stabbed him once, and escaped.
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Police suspect rivalry as a reason behind the murder. The victim's son also told the police that he has seen the accused before but does not know their names."
During investigation, police found that the men had been asking for directions to Tilakraj's house. Tilakraj, who used to work as a labourer, had been jobless for some time due to health issues. He was suffering from jaundice and other health ailments, confirmed the police.
He is survived by his wife and five children, including three sons.
Ludhiana's Year of Bloodshed
July, 2025: A woman's body was dumped near Aarti Chowk. Police cracked the case in just 4 hours, arresting three suspects
July, 2025: 30-year-old Reshma was allegedly murdered by her in-laws. Her body was found stuffed in a sack
June, 2025: Radhika, 21, a newly-married woman, was found strangled in her rented home. Her husband, Sunil, is on the run
June, 2025: The decomposed body of a man, suspected to be a migrant, was found inside a blue drum. His neck and legs were tied with rope
Feb, 2025: AAP worker Anokh Mittal, his girlfriend, and four hitmen were arrested for murdering his wife, Lipsy, after she discovered their affair
July, 2025: Four men were sentenced to life for the 2020 murder of Dara Singh, killed during a family gathering over a gambling feud
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