The abandoned house in Ghattianwali Jattan village, where Abhijot Singh's body was found on Wednesday night. (Photo: Special arrangement)

A 17-year-old in Punjab’s Fazilka district became the latest victim of the state’s drug crisis after he was found dead on Wednesday night in a suspected drug overdose case, 14 months after his father allegedly died under similar circumstances.

Abhijot Singh was found dead on a bed in an abandoned house in Ghattianwali Jattan village, where drug users allegedly gathered to procure and consume drugs. His father, Harjinder Singh, had been found dead near a canal in June 2025 and, according to villagers, had also been injecting synthetic drugs.

Abhijot, who is survived by his mother and grandmother, discontinued his studies after Class 10.…