Mansa: A 32-year-old man died of a suspected overdose in Sardulgarh on Monday, with locals claiming he was addicted to drugs while police maintained he consumed alcohol but was not into drugs.Mukaddar Singh, a resident of Ward 6, was found unconscious at his home. His brother, with the help of neighbours, took him to Sardulgarh Civil Hospital, from where doctors referred him to AIIMS, Bathinda, where he was declared dead.Mukaddar’s mother, Rani Kaur, was away in Rajasthan for cotton picking when the incident occurred. She later returned and told police that she did not want any police action in the matter.Sardulgarh DSP Harvinder Singh Sra said preliminary information suggested that Mukaddar consumed alcohol. He was divorced and had no children.
