Anti-drug activist shot dead in Mansa

Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead on October thirteen at a local medical store in Mansa, sparking public outrage across Punjab.

CBI takes over the investigation

The Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case into Jhota's murder and took over the probe from Punjab police on October twenty, twenty twenty-six.

Family refuses to cremate body

Jhota's family and the Insaf Committee set up to secure justice for him have refused to cremate the body until their demands were met.

Opposition demands CM's resignation

Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who holds the Home portfolio, has completely failed to maintain law and order.

Congress to demand resignation in Assembly

The Congress party will firmly demand Chief Minister Mann's resignation in the Assembly session beginning October twenty-two over the broad daylight murder of Jhota.

BJP backs resignation demand

Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon said the government should transfer the cases of Gulzar Singh and Bikramjit Singh to the CBI for independent investigation.

Government says demands are being addressed

IPS officer Apneet Riyait said the government has taken action on major demands from Jhota's family and the Insaf Committee, including the CBI inquiry.

“Whatever demands they had placed, such as the CBI inquiry, on which action has already been taken and other demands as well, the major demands that were there, action has been initiated by the government on all of them.”

Post-mortem and inquest proceedings planned

Jhota's post-mortem will be done at Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh by a team of experts, followed by inquest proceedings by a Magistrate.