Jalandhar, June 16 -- The bodies of two youths who died under mysterious circumstances were found near a canal at Jhande Sarai village in Kartarpur subdivision of Jalandhar district on Monday, police said.

The deceased, identified as Jaspreet Singh of Ferozepur and Gagandeep Singh of Muktsar, both in their 20s, were allegedly mauled by the stray dogs after their deaths.

Sarpanch Sardul Singh said the two had arrived a few days ago to harvest the maize crop and had been missing for the past two days.

"The farmer who hired them thought that they had returned to their native villages. However, their dead bodies were found in a mutilated condition on Monday," he said.

He claimed that the duo may have died due to a drug overdose, alleging ...