Punjab Newsline | Bathinda
A 32-year-old man was found dead on a road in Gali Number 29 of Paras Ram Nagar, Bathinda, on Sunday night, with an injection reportedly found in his arm. A suspected drug overdose is being considered as a possible cause of death, although the exact reason will be established only after the post-mortem examination and further investigation.
The deceased was identified as Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Paras Ram Nagar, Bathinda. He was reportedly married.
According to Sonu Maheshwari, president of the social service organisation Naujawan Welfare Society, the organisation received information on Sunday night that a young man was lying unconscious on the road in Gali Number 29.
Following the alert, society volunteers Sumit Maheshwari, Vishal Chauhan and Saksham Maheshwari reached the spot in an ambulance. Upon examination, they found that the man had an injection in his arm and had already died. His motorcycle was also found parked near the body.
The organisation members subsequently informed the police. Inspector Daljit Singh, Station House Officer (SHO) of Canal Colony police station, reached the scene with a police team and initiated an investigation.
The police contacted the deceased’s family using identification documents recovered from him and the registration details of his motorcycle. After the initial police proceedings, the body was shifted to the mortuary at the Civil Hospital in Bathinda for a post-mortem examination.
The SHO said the actual cause of death would be determined after the post-mortem report and completion of the investigation. Police are examining the circumstances surrounding the incident.
