Ludhiana, Aug. 30 -- A youth from Ferozepur district died after allegedly being poisoned by his friend in Ludhiana on Thursday evening. The deceased, Yadvinder Singh, a resident of Mudki village, was on his way to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Nanaksar when the incident took place.

According to police, Yadvinder was intercepted by his acquaintance Sukhpreet Singh of Dagru village, who offered to take him along on his bike. The two rode towards Chakkar village where Sukhpreet allegedly forced Yadvinder to consume a poisonous substance at a deserted spot.

When Yadvinder's condition worsened, Sukhpreet rushed him to a local doctor who alerted the village sarpanch and referred the case to a hospital. However, Yadvinder died on the way at around...