Tension prevailed in Mansa on Tuesday evening after district police took control of the casket carrying the body of a 32-year-old man as the agitated villagers were taking it to join the ongoing protest seeking justice for slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh alias Jhota.
The family claimed that the man died of a suspected drug overdose, while police said it was a case of murder and that three people have been detained.
“An autopsy would be conducted after taking the consent of the deceased’s family. “Police had to take action after a few members of the mob attacked police personnel. SSP refuted rumours that the police would evict the Jhota supporters from the two protest sites.
The SSP said police were alerted by passersby at around 11 am that a body was lying in a field. “Sidhana was found instigating the family and villagers that the man died due to a drug overdose.
Mansa senior superintendent of police (SSP) Vaibhav Chaudhary said the body was shifted to an undisclosed location outside Mansa, and his family had been informed. Police took control of the body to ensure it stays safe for evidence analysis in the criminal investigation and that the deceased’s dignity is maintained amid the ruckus caused by unsocial elements present in the march,” he said. The entire incident was videographed, and a criminal case will be registered against the assailants,” he said. He was also involved in attacking a police party,” the SSP said.
The aggrieved family and villagers blocked the Sirsa-Mansa road for a few hours.
We want action against the drug traffickers,” she said. “Today, he went to buy drugs and was later found dead.
