BATHINDA: Members of NGO Naujawan Welfare Society found a man lying unconscious with a syringe stuck in his arm on Street Number 29 in Bathinda’s Paras Ram Nagar locality late Sunday.When society members Sumit Maheshwari, Vishal Chohan and Sumit reached the spot in an ambulance, they found the man lying on the road with a bike parked nearby.The man, identified as Ramesh Kumar, was taken to Civil Hospital, Bathinda, where he was declared brought dead, said NGO president Sonu Maheshwari. He added that a syringe was stuck in the man’s arm.Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal, in a social media post sharing the picture, said, “Another day, another shocking picture. Last evening, 32-year-old Ramesh was found dead on a road in Paras Ram Nagar, Bathinda, with a syringe stuck in his arm. Under the reckless governance of Bhagwant Mann, such images are becoming synonymous with Punjab. This is absolutely unacceptable. We need accountability. We need answers and we need heads to roll if drug trade can’t be stopped.”Bathinda SSP Suhail Qasim Mir said he visited the spot and met the family. The cause of death will be known after the postmortem and histopathology reports are received. A case has been registered under charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and further investigation is underway.
