Youngster dies of ‘drug overdose’ at Ludhiana's Rajpur Bet village
Cremated by villagers without informing cops, who suspect excess liquor consumption as cause of death
A youth died under mysterious circumstances at Raipur Bet village on Saturday. Villagers cremated the deceased without informing the police. However, they alleged that he died due to drug overdose.
The deceased was identified as Jasveer Singh Neela (22).
Kin of the deceased, Karamjit Singh, said the youth had been addicted to drugs and also used to consume liquor every day. Even the deceased’s father was also addicted to alcohol. In the wee hours on Saturday, the deceased’s father found Jasveer dead. He raised the alarm and informed residents of the village.
Station House Officer (SHO), Koom Kalan, inspector Paramdeep Singh, said the deceased was addicted to alcohol as per the initial investigation of the police. Villagers had cremated the deceased and informed the police later. No drugs or injection was recovered from the house of the deceased. Excess consumption of alcohol might have become the cause of his death.
Now, the villagers were claiming that the youth had died due to drug overdose. They should have informed the police first. At least post-mortem examination of the victim could have confirmed the cause of his death, the SHO said.
