‘Police snatched body’: Opposition slams Bhagwant Mann over drug death in Punjab

The death of a 35-year-old man in Mansa has triggered a political row in Punjab after police took his body for a post-mortem. Congress and SAD leaders have questioned the Bhagwant Mann government's handling of the drug crisis.

New Delhi: The death of a 35-year-old man, allegedly due to a drug overdose, has sparked a political row in Punjab’s Mansa district. Daljit Singh’s family and villagers were protesting on Monday when police allegedly stopped them from taking his body to a protest site and took it into custody.

Singh belonged to Bhamme Kalan village and was reportedly struggling with drug addiction. His family wanted to take his body to the site of a protest against the killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa.

The situation escalated at Ramditte Wala Chowk where protesters accused the police of lathicharge and detaining several people. The incident drew sharp criticism from opposition........

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