questions govt’s Yudh Nashe Virudh campaign
Her husband, Mukhtyar Singh, was addicted to drinking, allegedly took his life 2012
19 January, 2026 – Ludhiana : A mother in Punjab is calling for urgent government intervention after allegedly losing all six of her sons to the region’s ongoing drug epidemic.
The latest tragedy struck when 20-year-old Jasvir Singh was found dead on a canal bank earlier this week, reportedly due to a drug overdose.
Shinder Kaur, the matriarch of the grieving Sherewal family, recounted a decade of unimaginable loss. Her husband, Mukhtyar Singh, was addicted to drinking, allegedly took his life 2012. Since then, Shinder Kaur says she has cremated all six of her sons: Kulwant Singh (34) allegedly died of drugs in 2013, Gurdeep Singh in March 2021, Jaswant Singh in July 2021, Raju Singh in January 2022, Baljeet Singh in March 2023, and now Jasvir Singh.
According to reports, Jasvir was with another individual when he collapsed after consuming drugs. The companion reportedly admitted to injecting drugs with him before fleeing the scene in panic. Authorities confirmed that a case of culpable homicide has been registered against two people, including a woman alleged to have supplied the narcotics.
Shinder Kaur criticised the state government’s Yudh Nashe Virudh campaign, urging stricter measures to curb drug abuse. “Chitta has not stopped. Those selling drugs are caught but later released. We want the drugs to stop so other families are saved from this pain,” she said through tears adding that: “We lost our family because of drugs. It is painful, but we want others to be saved.”
Kaur alleged that after the death of her six sons neither the area MLA or any senior police official came to enquire anything.
The local community has staged protests demanding action against drug suppliers, highlighting the broader crisis affecting Punjab’s youth. Her daughter-in-law and a grandson are left in the family.
The Tribune