Sahnewal: Four booked for youth’s death due to drug overdose

Lovleen Bains

Sahnewal, October 5

The fight against drugs and the drug dealers, who have till date ruined a number of lives in village Nandpur and its surrounding villages, became more pronounced today as the residents of Sahnewal along with kin of the affected staged a dharna at the Sahnewal chowk seeking immediate arrest of the drug dealers and traders.

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The drugs have destroyed the youth of our villages. It is the third death of the youth hooked to drugs at Nandpur village in the past few days. Not only this, here is a huge number of youth who have been addicted to drugs and are not able to find an outlet now. Villagers

Springing into action, the Sahnewal police lodged an FIR against four persons and are in search of 10 others who are said to be the main suppliers of drugs.

Kin of the deceased Karamjit Singh of Nandpur village, who died due to drug overdose yesterday, along with the resident of Prem Colony today refused to cremate the body till the ones who have been selling drugs in the colony for the past number of years are brought to book. Demanding immediate action against the drug dealers and traders, they shared that the situation has worsened to the extent that even small children in Prem Colony can be seen carrying injections in their hands. They want the properties of drug dealers to be sealed.

“The drugs have literally destroyed the youth of our villages. It is the third death of the youth hooked to drugs at Nandpur village in the past few days. Not only this, here is a huge number of youth who have been addicted to drugs and are not able to find an outlet now. We wish that stringent measures be taken and all those who have been involved in one way or the other with the drug trade be booked,” expressed the villagers.

The ACP, South, Deep Kamal, along with SHO, Sahnewal, Balwinder Singh Singh, who reached the spot, assured the protesters that the police have already registered an FIR against the alleged accused. “However, the next step is to trace the remaining ones and bring them to book so that no one shall dare to indulge in such a deadly trade hereafter,” assured the ACP.

A case under Sections 304 and 34 of the IPC has been registered against Bittu, Vicky, Sham Sunder and Manjit Singh. While the police claim to have arrested Bhajna and Balwinder for interrogation, hunt for 10 others, who are said to be involved in the sale and supply of drugs, namely Bhajan Ram, Hans Raj, Jeetu, Kuldeep, Sohan Lal, Chindi, Jangeera, Bunty, Balwinder and Mohni Ram, is on. “No single person involved in the illegal trade shall be allowed to move scot free. They shall be behind the bars very soon,” assured the ACP.