Youth dies of drug overdose, 5 booked

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, June 15

The city police have booked five persons for culpable homicide after a youth died allegedly of drug overdose.

According to information, Satish Kumar, a resident of Khanpuri Gate, lodged a complaint with the police that on May 25 his brother, Pradeep Kumar, had gone on scooty to collect money but did not return. He said his uncle, Ashok Kumar, informed him that Pradeep was lying unconscious in the house of Raman in Pipla Mohalla. They reached there and took him to a private hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. The complainant alleged that Raman Kumar, alias Rama, had made his brother consume intoxicant in excess. The victim's brother told the police that his brother was addicted to drugs and he (Pradeep Kumar) along with Raman Kumar had bought the drug from Gomsi Adia and Karan Adia, who in turn had bought the drug from Deepa and Sahit Adia. He alleged that the said persons were responsible for the death of his brother. The city police have registered a case against the five accused under Section 304 of the IPC.