US citizen dies under mysterious circumstances at de-addiction centre near Kapurthala

A US citizen admitted to a private de-addiction centre near Kapurthala reportedly died under suspicious circumstances on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Amarvir Singh, a resident of Ajit Nagar, Kapurthala.

According to family members, they received a call from the management of a de-addiction centre located in Pattar Kalan village, informing them that Amarvir was unresponsive. The family rushed him to Civil Hospital, Kapurthala, where Dr Yogita, Emergency Medical Officer, declared him brought dead.

When contacted, Civil Surgeon Dr Sanjeev Bhagat informed this correspondent that Senior Medical Officer Dr Parminder Kaur had notified him, and he has instructed the SMO to formally inform the district administration as per protocol in the event of a foreign national's death. Dr Bhagat added that a board of doctors will conduct the post-mortem, which will be videographed during the procedure.

Family sources said Amarvir had returned from the United States about a month ago and was admitted to the centre just three days earlier for treatment of substance addiction.

Unconfirmed reports suggest there were injury marks around the deceased’s neck, raising suspicion about the cause of death.

Following the incident, Kartarpur DSP Narinder Singh Aujla visited the spot and initiated an investigation. “The matter is being probed, and further action will be taken based on the findings,” the officer said.

Meanwhile, Dr Jaswinder, Deputy Medical Commissioner, Jalandhar, stated that the centre in question was operating without proper authorisation. “We are verifying its approval status. If found unregistered, strict action will be taken against those running it,” he said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death.