Punjab Horror: Anti-Drug Activist Parvinder Singh Jhota Shot Dead in Mansa
Police said the accused medicine shop owner fled after the shooting, and Jhota’s associate was seriously injured and hospitalized.
- On Tuesday, controversial anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead in Mansa, Punjab during a confrontation with a medical store owner over suspected illicit drug sales. The fatal shooting was captured on video.
- Jhota frequently confronted local shop owners regarding the sale of prohibited synthetic drugs and mobilized communities against the drug menace. He recorded live videos documenting these altercations, including his encounter with medical store owner Ashwani Kumar.
- During the recorded confrontation, Kumar allegedly opened fire on Jhota and his associate. Mansa Civil Hospital SMO Gurmail Singh confirmed Jhota sustained three bullet injuries, including one piercing his liver that proved fatal.
- Former Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring stated the murder was a "direct result of the failed law and order and failed" policy of the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government. Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal criticized the government.
- Months ahead of high-stakes Assembly elections, the killing has raised significant concerns about the security of activists campaigning against illegal substances in Punjab. The incident exposes the precarious environment for those opposing the state's drug trafficking issues.
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