Man dies, drug overdose suspected; 1 arrested
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After a man died due to suspected drug overdose, the Dugri police yesterday registered a case against the friend of the deceased, identified as Tarun of Manakwal village, and arrested him. The case was registered on the charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The complainant, wife of the deceased, told police that on February 26, her husband was brought home by the abovesaid accused in an unconscious state. After preparing the dinner she went to the room and tried to wake him up, but he didn’t.
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The victim’s wife said, “After sometime my husband regained little consciousness and went to the washroom, where he started vomiting and his health deteriorated.”
“He was immediately taken to a private hospital, where he died during treatment. I suspect that my husband died after the abovesaid accused gave him an overdose of some drugs,” revealed the deceased’s wife.
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