FEROZEPUR: The border district has been left shaken after four young men from Lakho Ke Behram village died of drug overdoses within two days, sparking anger and anguish across the region. With another death reported in Hoshiarpur on Monday, the toll has risen to five this week. The latest NCRB report says Punjab topped the country in drug deaths in 2023, reporting 89 fatalities — down from 144 the previous year but still alarmingly high. Madhya Pradesh came second with 85, followed by Rajasthan (84). In Ferozepur, Raman Singh, 26, died on Tuesday, followed by three more deaths on Wednesday morning. The victims were identified as Medu Singh, Rajat Singh, and Sandeep Singh. The tragedy has left four families devastated and the entire village, barely 10km from the Pakistan border, in mo

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