In Lambi, 2 die of drug abuse in one week
Archit Watts
Tribune News Service
Muktsar, July 14
In the past one week, two persons, including a 14-year-old boy, have allegedly died due to drug overdose in Lambi Assembly segment here. For the past few months, residents of Lambi area have been requesting the authorities concerned to curb the drug menace.
Young deaths
- On July 7, a 14-year-old boy, student of Class VIII, died of drug overdose
- Rajesh Kumar (26), a resident of Panniwala Fatta village, allegedly died of drugs on July 10
On July 7, a 14-year-old boy, student of Class VIII, died of drug overdose at Tappakhera village here, which triggered a panic among the area residents. His family members said the boy had fallen in bad company, about a year ago and claimed some people in the village had been running drug business. After this incident, a number of politicians visited the victim’s house and assured all possible help. A Congress leader promised to bear the expenses of the two other children in the family. Later, the police arrested two persons from the village with some drugs.
In another incident, 26-year-old Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Panniwala Fatta village here, allegedly died of drugs on July 10. The deceased is survived by a son and a daughter. Bant Ram, father of the deceased, who is a daily wager, appealed to the Chief Minister to curb the drug menace in the state. He also reminded the CM of the oath taken before the Assembly elections to curb drug addiction.
D Sudarvizhi, SSP, Muktsar, in a seminar held on drugs on Tuesday, said the police had increased patrolling in villages. She also appealed to the gathering to inform the police about people involved in selling drugs. She told the village panchayats representatives to counsel the drug addicts and motivate them to take treatment.
