Rohtak, Aug. 1 -- Hisar police on Thursday booked 49 individuals on charges of rioting, looting and blocking roads during a protest following the death of a 23-year-old woman, allegedly due to a drug overdose.

"Five separate FIRs at the City and Civil Lines police stations against 61 accused persons. Of them, 25 were arrested on Thursday. A local court in Hisar granted a two-day police remand to three of the accused - Sanjay Chauhan, Sonu, and Balbir," said a senior police official.

In one FIR, Sapra Hospital's ICU in-charge, Pankaj Kumar, said that he was on duty on July 30 when, around 3 pm, a 23-year-old woman who had been admitted for poisoning died. Following her death, Sanjay Chauhan, accompanied by 50-60 people including women, a...