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The Randox report of 21-year-old Is han Singh Bagujar from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, who collapsed during a party in Anjuna on Good Friday, has revealed ex tremely high levels of drugs in his blood — leaving the police guard ed in their response and locals unsurprised. Bagujar, according to a police source who spoke on condition of anonym ity, was taken from the party venue to a nearby hospital. When staff re alised his condition was critical, he was referred to the North Goa District Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. At around 3 a.m., his body was sent to the Forensic Department of GMC for post-mortem. The Randox report, handed over to the An juna police on Monday, detailed drug concentra tions far exceeding the permissible cut-off levels (ng/ml) in the blood stream, indicating that Bagujar had consumed far more than his body could tolerate. While the cut-off for MAMP (methampheta mine) is 20 ng/ml, the concentration found in his blood was 328.84 ng/ ml. For MDMA (methyl enedioxymethamphet amine), the cut-off is 40 ng/ml, whereas 762.56 ng/ml was detected. A cursory reading of the report suggests that a deadly combination of drugs and alcohol led to the death of the young man, who is believed to have been pursuing an MBA. His case appears to be one of ‘drunken Molly’,” said a sen ior private doctor on condition of anonymity. (“Molly” is the street name for ecstasy.) The cut-off for AMP (amphetamine) is 20 ng/ml; the lev el found was 352.24 ng/ml. Cocaine (BZG), with a cut-off of 50 ng/ml, was detected at 129.86 ng/ml. Cannabis (THC), which has a cut-off limit of 10 ng/ml, was present at 24.04 ng/ml. ETG (ethyl glucuronide), with a cut-off of 600 ng/ml, was recorded at 740.26 ng/ml. “It is too early to comment. However, the report from GMC is concerning,” said a police official on condition of anonym ity. “The victim appears to have consumed adulterated ec stasy with alcohol, which could have triggered the fatal reac tion,” said another police official. However, the death did not come as a surprise to local residents, many of whom claim that overdose cases are not uncommon. O Heraldo has previously reported on drug-related deaths (One life lost, another saved in party drug scare’, February 12, 2026), yet locals allege that the government has failed to act. “Though it is tragic that a young man has died, it may take incidents like this to wake the government up,” said Anna Fernandes, an Anjuna resident who has been campaigning against noise pollution and drug abuse. Despite claims by ruling politicians that the coastal belt of Anjuna and Vagator is free from drugs and that overdose deaths are rare, an RTI reveals otherwise. In 2025 alone, five overdose cases were detected through Randox tests on victims brought to the GMC Forensic Department by Anjuna police. The first case, reported on January 9, 2025, involved MAMP, MDMA, amphetamine and ethyl glucuronide. On February 2, THC and amphetamine were detected, and the following day, cocaine and ethyl glucuronide were found. On March 11, a combination of THC, MAMP and OXAZ was de tected, while on April 16, amphetamine was found. “Our MLA said that if it is established that the boy died of an overdose, she would expect the Anjuna PI to get to the root of the problem. But how can the PI do that when the boy is already dead?” asked activist Balbhim Malvankar. Alex Noronha said, “The MLA should instead examine how loud music is allowed to be played all night despite re strictions imposed by the Supreme Court and the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court, and how a party was permitted on Good Friday.” “Overdose deaths may surprise outsiders because such incidents are often concealed,” said Roysal D’Souza from Anjuna. “There have been many such deaths before this. The police and politicians must realise they cannot hide the truth forever.”
