Sangrur: The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has assigned X-category security cover to the families of two anti-drug victims in Punjab, following an assessment of heightened security threats.
During his visit to the victim’s residence, Shah also met Mohanjit Singh Sheron, who alleged he faced custodial torture for displaying a black flag during chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s Lok Milni programme recently. The security allocation comes 10 days after Union home minister Amit Shah’s October 20 visit to Toor Banjara village in Sangrur district. Shah met the family of the deceased Dalit daily-wage worker, who died on September 7 after allegedly consuming pesticide. Shah also visited the home of 40-year-old anti-drug campaigner Bikramjit Singh at Marhi Pannwan village near Sri Hargobindpur in Batala sub-division of Gurdaspur district. Bikramjit was hacked to death when an armed group of 10 to 15 men ambushed him and two companions, Nishan Singh and Gurmukh Singh, after the trio opposed narcotics trade operating in their neighbourhood.
He was subjected to harassment and casteist abuse after publicly questioning Cheema regarding unchecked drug sales in their village a day earlier, according to the family.
