New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday sought a detailed report from the Punjab government on the Gurdaspur incident in which one man was killed, and two others were critically injured.

In a letter to the Punjab Chief Secretary, the MHA's Internal Security-I Division referred to reports of an attack on Bikramjit Singh, Nishan Singh and Gurmukh Singh in Mari Panwan village, under Sri Hargobindpur Police Station in Batala tehsil. It said that Bikramjit Singh died in the attack, while the other two were critically injured.

The letter noted that it has been alleged that the attacks are related to narcotic drugs. "In view of the potential law and order ramifications on this issue in the state," the Punjab go...