Overview
- The victim is Mukesh Kumar, a constable posted in Gurugram who had travelled to Ambala to serve a production warrant at Ambala Central Jail.
- The attack occurred when he got out of an auto-rickshaw in the Baldev Nagar area and was set upon by four masked men riding two motorcycles who stabbed him and took his mobile phone and wallet.
- Bystanders or colleagues took the wounded constable to Civil Hospital, Ambala City, where police described his condition as critical and he was admitted for treatment.
- Ambala Police have launched an active investigation and are scanning footage from nearby CCTV cameras to identify the suspects and trace their escape route; no arrests or identifications have been reported so far.
- The case underscores risks faced by officers during jail- and court-related duties and officials say the next developments to watch are CCTV leads and any arrests that emerge from those images.