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NHRC Seeks Report After Murder Case Overdose Death Claim

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Police seized Daljit Singh’s body in Mansa and moved it to AIIMS Bathinda mortuary.
Police registered a murder case under sections 302 and 307.
Mansa SSP Vaibhav Chaudhary said three suspects are detained and a fourth is sought.
Family alleges Daljit died from a chitta drug overdose and demands arrests of local peddlers.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices to secretary and DGP, requesting a report within two weeks.

History

The NDPS Act, passed in 1985 to meet UN drug conventions, was amended in 2001—its third amendment after 1988—to tighten penalties for large-scale trafficking. The change followed a 2000 Punjab Police seizure of 1,500 kg of heroin that prompted the Home Ministry to fund anti-drug units. Today, the 2001 overhaul underpins renewed scrutiny of Punjab investigations.

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The NDPS Act, passed in 1985 to meet UN drug conventions, was amended in 2001—its third amendment after 1988—to tighten penalties for large-scale trafficking. The change followed a 2000 Punjab Police seizure of 1,500 kg of heroin that prompted the Home Ministry to fund anti-drug units. Today, the 2001 overhaul underpins renewed scrutiny of Punjab investigations.

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