New Delhi, The CBI has registered a case into the alleged murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Punjab’s Mansa and taken over the investigation, officials said on Wednesday.
The agency has formed a special team with experts, which reached Mansa last night and gave a formal requisition to the police to hand over the related documents, they said.
“We stand firmly with the father and the family of Parvinder Singh Jhota, who was fighting against drugs. Accepting the demand of the family, we are handing over this case to the CBI. Our fight against drug peddlers is all-out. Jhota’s family had been demanding a CBI probe into the murder. Ashwani Kumar, the store owner who allegedly opened fire at Jhota after the activist questioned him for selling drugs to an elderly man, was taken into custody from Rajasthan’s Salasar. Seven days after Jhota was shot dead, his post-mortem and cremation are yet to take place as his family members and supporters refuse to allow last rites until they get justice.
Jhota’s family will be reaching Mansa Circuit House at 11.30 am today, where the CBI Team, led by a senior DIG, will be examining them, according to the officials.
We will not back down from whatever tough steps we have to take to make Punjab drug-free,” Mann said in a post on X in Punjabi.
