'Captian saab nasha band kado hovega', cries mother of youth who shot himself
Ludhiana: Not being able to get drugs, youth kills self with rifle on the heart
A 26-year-old youth shot himself to death at his residence in Ludhiana on Thursday morning after he was frustrated over not being able to get drugs.
The deceased was identified as Jai Singh, shot himself with a licensed rifle of his father Jaswinder Singh, who is an ex-serviceman.
The victim’s mother, Manpreet Kaur, claimed herself as a president of Mahila Brigade Congress but Ravneet Bittu, Ludhiana MP denied her involvement with the party as he said no such body is part of the Congress.
ASI Santokh Singh, investigating officer said that deceased’s mother Manpreet Kaur had gone to Anandpur Sahib to consult doctors as she wanted to admit her son in a de-addiction centre.
According to police, Jai locked himself in the room and shot himself, pointing the rifle on his heart. After listening to the gunfire, Jaswinder rushed towards the room, broke the door and found Jai lying in a pool of blood. With the help of neighbours, he took Jai to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead.
Jai had been a drug addict for a long time and was grounded inside the house to keep him away from drug peddlers.
Asking Punjab chief minister about the drug menace in the state, his mother repeatedly kept saying, “Captian saab nasha band kado hovega te kado tak mava de puttar nashiya karan marde rehnge (Captain sahab! When will the drug trade stop and till when our sons keep dying because of drugs).
-PTC News
