the postmortem report confirms the presence of morphine and benzodiazepines in Singh’s body While the Punjab Police registered a murder case against three people in the matter. The death of 35-year-old Daljit Singh on October 27 in Punjab’s Mansa district has snowballed into a major political controversy.
SSP Mansa pushed a false narrative, he ordered the kidnapping of Daljit’s corpse and then threatened the family. Following court-mandated modifications to ensure the family’s wishes were respected, Singh was eventually cremated in his native village of Mansa on November 5 under heavy police deployment.
Slamming the ruling party in Punjab, Badal said, “Punjab Govt and Punjab Police have been completely exposed for trying to scuttle Daljit Singh’s death as ‘murder’.
Daljit Singh lived in Bhamme Kalan village and was found dead in fields near Ramanandi. Since the news of his death broke, his family suspected that he died of a drug overdose
Days after the initial uproar surrounding his death in Bhamme Kalan village, the release of the official post-mortem report has raised serious questions about the state’s official line. The postmortem falls in with the family of the victim originally claimed: Daljit Singh died of a drug overdose, not murder. Daljit Singh lived in Bhamme Kalan village and was found dead in fields near Ramanandi. Since the news of his death broke, his family suspected that he died of a drug overdose. They allege that he went to Mansa to get drugs and was later found dead. After his death, family members placed his body on the Sirsa-Mansa road and blocked traffic. They demanded the immediate arrest of those allegedly involved in selling drugs in the area and warned that the blockade would continue until the authorities acted. Visuals then showed Punjab police taking away the victim’s body from the protest site, an act criticised by the family and opposition. The body was then shifted to AIIMS Bathinda where the first postmortem took place. The first postmortem report confirms the presence of morphine and benzodiazepines, validating the family’s claim that Singh succumbed to an acute overdose.
