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Youth dies after consuming poison by mistake

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Press Trust of India Phagwara (PB)
A 22-year-old youth allegedly died after consuming a poisonous substance mistaking it for medicine in Manakan village, police said today.

Balbir Ram was rushed to a hospital where he died last night, police said.

Family members said he consumed poison mistaking it for medicine, they added.

Whether the death was an accident or a suicide is being investigated, police said.

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First Published: Sep 20 2016 | 5:57 PM IST

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