Punjab Anti-Drug Activist's Family Ends 23-Day Standoff After Rs 2 Crore Compensation Deal
Settlement gives Jhota’s family Rs 2 crore, a government job and memorial measures, but the criminal probe into his killing continues.
- On Wednesday, a 23-day standoff over the death of anti-drug campaigner Parminder Singh Jhota ended after his family agreed to cremation following a government deal including Rs 2 crore in compensation and a job for his widow, Manpreet Kaur.
- Jhota's death occurred while he was questioning pharmacy owner Ashwani Kumar regarding alleged illegal drug sales, sparking protests demanding accountability and stronger action against those involved in the pharmaceutical drug trade.
- Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian brokered the agreement, which includes transferring the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation and withdrawing criminal cases against protesters.
- Authorities agreed to install a memorial statue in Mansa and establish a trauma centre in Jhota's name; organisers subsequently suspended the protest planned for Sangrur, with the family scheduling the autopsy and cremation by November 6.
- While the government initiated a crackdown on illicit drug sales, the agreement excluded demands for the resignation of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, leaving unresolved political tensions ahead of the election Code of Conduct.
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Jhota murder case: Deadlock ends after 22 days as family agrees to autopsy, cremation
Following the agreement, the Insaaf Committee, which has been leading the agitation over Jhota’s murder, agreed to suspend its proposed gherao of chief minister’s residence on November 5
Jhota’s family reaches consensus with Punjab government, agrees to post-mortem & cremation
Among those present at the meeting were Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, top administrative officials, Jhota’s family, and members of the Parminder Singh Jhota Insaaf Action Committee.
Jhota murder: 22-day deadlock ends as family agrees to autopsy, cremation; Punjab govt assures Rs 2 cr compensation
Stay updated with ThePrint: Preferred Source Google Discover Mansa/Chandigarh, Nov 4 (PTI) The family of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota on Wednesday evening agreed to his postmortem and cremation following a meeting with Punjab government representatives in Mansa, ending the 22-day-long agitation. The breakthrough came after a five-hour meeting between the Jhota’s family, the […]
Rs 2 crore, govt job for Jhota's wife as Punjab reaches deal with panel; post-mortem on Nov 6
Punjab has reached an agreement with the Justice Committee over Parvinder Singh Jhota's murder. The pact covers compensation, jobs, case withdrawals, memorials and his November 6 post-mortem.
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