24-year-old dies of smack overdose at Shivpuri Medical College after being brought from Karera

A 24-year-old man died of a smack overdose in Karera town of Shivpuri district. Pankaj Soni breathed his last on Wednesday night while undergoing treatment at Shivpuri Medical College. His family had brought him to the hospital at around 6 pm, in an intoxicated state.

Pankaj lived in the Gazishah locality of Ward No. 2 in Karera. He was the son of Ramkishore Soni and sold clothes by going from village to village.

His elder brother, Chandrakant Soni, said Pankaj had fallen into bad company about two and a half years ago. He then became addicted to smack, and his craving for the drug grew steadily. The family tried to keep him away from drugs and make him stay at home, but he would find some excuse to leave the house. On Wednesday too he took smack, after which his condition worsened.

The family says the doctors have given an overdose as the cause of death. On Thursday afternoon the police registered a case of unnatural death (marg) and had the body sent for post-mortem. The police are investigating the matter, and further action is being taken after the post-mortem.