Man dies of drug overdose, dealer booked

Ludhiana, August 20

A man died of drug overdose at Malaud in Khanna. The Malaud police yesterday registered a case against the drug dealer, identified as Jagdeep Singh, alias Jaggu, a resident of Payal.

The complainant, Shah Mohd Ali, of Malaud told the police that the deceased, Mohit Goyal, alias Chalie, was his friend whose parents were staying in Canada. Since Mohit was staying along in the house, he started taking drugs.

Recently, Mohit took him to Dhamot village where he met a person, Jagdeep Singh, who handed over a pouch of drugs (chitta) to the victim. After consuming the same, he breathed his last, he said.

Investigating officer ASI Avatar Singh said after registering a case, further probe was launched in the case.