Drug overdose deaths: Congress calls Maharashtra govt ‘inept and shameless

MUMBAI: (Apr 14) Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal on Tuesday criticised the BJP-led Mahayuti government over the deaths of two students due to suspected drug overdose, alleging that its "inept and shameless" functioning had pushed the state's youth into the grip of drugs.

According to the police, two students of a city-based management institute died of suspected drug overdose on Sunday after attending a music concert at Goregaon. The victims were part of a group of 15 students who had consumed ecstasy before entering the venue and had also had alcohol during the event.

Sapkal, in a statement, questioned how the police and enforcement agencies failed to detect a gathering of thousands where drugs and alcohol were consumed openly.