India
22-year-old boxer Kuldeep Singh found dead in a field in Punjab, drug overdose suspected
Kuldeep Singh, a 22-year-old boxer from Punjab, died because of drug overdose. Kuldeep's body was found in a field along with an injection.
A 22-year-old boxer from Punjab, named Kuldeep Singh, reportedly passed away due to a drug overdose. Kuldeep was a national-level boxer who had won several medals for the state.
The pugilist's body was found in Talwandi Sabo's field last night. Soon after the body was discovered, the news caused mayhem in the entire village.
It was later established that the boxer has died due to an overdose of "chitta", which is an adulterated form of heroin and a few other drugs. An injection was also recovered from the dead body.
The national-level boxer had won a total of five medals, two of which were gold.