In Punjab, an anti-drug activist, Parvinder Singh Jhota has been shot dead in broad day-light allegedly by a chemist in Mansa, today, when he went to the chemist shop to object to him for allegedly selling drugs. During the argument with the anti-drug activist and his companions, the chemist opened fire on Parvinder Singh. He received three-bullet shots. He was taken to the civil hospital, where the doctors declared him dead. Leaders from various political parties, including BJP, SAD and Congress, have condemned the incident and blamed the state government for deteriorating law and order situation.

Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent of Police of Mansa, Vaibhav Chaudhary, has said that special teams have been constituted to arrest the killer at the earliest.