Punjab Anti-Drug Activist Murder: Main Accused Nabbed From Rajasthan
Ashwani Kumar was taken into custody after the killing triggered protests and a political backlash over Punjab's drug trade and law and order.
- On Wednesday, Punjab Police and Rajasthan Police arrested prime accused Ashwani Kumar at a dharamshala near the Salasar Balaji Temple in Salasar, Rajasthan, following a joint operation.
- Parvinder Singh Jhota was fatally shot on Tuesday in Mansa while live-streaming a confrontation with Kumar at a medical shop regarding alleged sales of "chitta," or heroin.
- Following the shooting, supporters vandalized the medical shop in Mansa, and Jhota's family refused to cremate his body in protest, demanding accountability for his death.
- Opposition parties, including Congress leader Sachin Pilot and the BJP, attacked the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government, alleging "jungle raj" and breakdown in law and order.
- The NHRC demanded an Action Taken Report from authorities regarding the incident, while Jhota's mother alleged her son had repeatedly warned that his life was in danger due to his activism.
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Punjab anti-drug activist murder: Main accused nabbed from Rajasthan, says sources
Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was murdered in broad daylight on October 13 after confronting the accused, who was running a medical shop, for allegedly selling drugs to an elderly man
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LatestlyMain accused in anti-drug activist Jhota's murder case arrested from Rajasthan's Churu
The Punjab Police, in a joint operation with Rajasthan Police, on Wednesday arrested the main shooter involved in the murder of Anti-drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota from Salasar, Rajasthan, officials said.
Accused in Punjab anti-drug activist's murder arrested in Rajasthan
Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead in Mansa district after confronting Ashwani Kumar over drug sales. The accused medical store owner fled the scene after the incident, prompting a police manhunt. An associate of Kumar was arrested shortly after for assisting his escape. Jhota was known for his work against drug abuse in the state, leading to public unrest following his murder.
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