Ferozepur, Feb. 13 -- More than 50 residents of Balluana village on Thursday met officials at the Jalalabad City police station in Fazilka to submit a complaint against drug peddlers, highlighting the "deaths of at least six youths owing to drug abuse" in one year.

Seeking an immediate crackdown against those involved in narcotics trafficking, the villagers, including women, held a meeting and passed a formal resolution before reaching the police station.

The complainants said that a few days ago, a 22-year-old man died of drug abuse, triggering panic in Balluana. Tilak Raj, whose daughter-in-law serves as the sarpanch of Balluana village, said residents, cutting across party lines, had approached the local police demanding decisive act...