Punjab Anti-Drug Activist Shot Dead on Camera in Mansa
· India · Indian Express, NDTV, The Hindu
Parwinder Singh Jhota, an anti-drug activist campaigning against synthetic drug peddling, was shot dead on Tuesday morning in Punjab's Mansa district. The incident was captured on a live video that Jhota was recording while confronting medicine shop owner Ashwani Kumar. Kumar is accused of opening fire with a pistol during the altercation, leaving Jhota's associate seriously injured and hospitalized. Jhota had recently posted a video urging the CBI to investigate the rampant sale of synthetic drugs at medical shops in Mansa. Police stated that Kumar, who faces multiple prior police cases, is currently on the run.
Why it matters
The killing highlights the extreme dangers faced by grassroots activists challenging local drug syndicates and medical store operators in Punjab.
Read the original report — Indian Express
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