LUDHIANA: A female accused in the drug peddling case died of heart attack in a lawyer’s room in court complex in Jagraon on Saturday. The deceased was identified as 65-year-old Mohinder Kaur of Rani Waala Khooh of Jagraon city.Ashok Bhandari, the advocate for Mohinder Kaur, said that the woman is facing a case under NDPS act of city police station for the recovery of three grams Charas in 2017. He added that on Saturday morning at around 9.30 am Mohinder Kaur along with two persons came to his cabin as she had hearing of the case in the court of Sub Divisional judicial magistrate Pradeep Synghal. The advocate said while sitting in his room she suddenly fell down from the bench after which he asked the two persons accompanying her to nearby hospital.Eyewitness said that the woman was rushed to the civil hospital that is near to court complex. They added that doctors declared her brought dead.Her advocate said that the persons accompanying her told him that the woman had diabetes problem and had taken medicine as well. He added that the police is yet to file challan in the case for the deceased and next date of hearing for the case is August 24 this year.In the meanwhile police has initiated inquest proceeding under section 174 of CRPC into the matter.Bus Stand Police Post incharge assistant sub inspector (ASI) Sukhbeg Singh said that her son Harvinder Singh in his statement to police has said that she had come to court for some work and died in the park outside the court.

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