Four youths, all in their mid-twenties, died within a span of 48 hours in Lakho ke Behram village situated along the Ferozepur-Fazilka road, triggering outrage and anguish among family members and friends. While one death was reported on Tuesday, three more followed within hours on Wednesday, leaving their families shattered.

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“It’s a matter of chance and has probably happened for the first time that four youths in an area died back to back though they belonged to different families, and their deaths were not interlinked, but the tragedy struck over two days," said Kulwant Singh, a villager. While villagers attributed the cause of deaths to prolonged drug addiction, police officials maintained that

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