Updated Feb 20, 2021 | 21:27 IST
A 51-year-old hosiery trader died due to suspected drug overdose at a hotel in Punjab s Ludhiana, following which police detained an NRI under the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. NRI arrested in Punjab [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The now-deceased hosiery trader came in contact with the Non-resident Indian (NRI) through social media, police said.
Late Tuesday, the two checked into a hotel in Bahadur House, where they allegedly consumed drugs.
Police have recovered some cigarettes and syringes from the hotel room.
Ludhiana: A Non-resident Indian (NRI) was booked and arrested for culpable homicide not amounting to murder after a 51-year-old man died due to suspected drug overdose inside the room of a hotel in Punjab’s Ludhiana.