Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has declared that the government is handing over the murder case of Mansa anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today. In his social media statement, Mr Mann said that the government is standing with Parvinder Singh’s family and accepting the family’s demand, his murder case is being handed over to the CBI. He said all necessary steps will be taken in this decisive battle to make Punjab drug-free.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will meet the family members of Parvinder Singh in Mansa and of another anti-drug activist in Gurdaspur. Akashvani reports that large-scale security arrangements have been made in Mansa and a particular area has been declared as no-fly zone for drones. Mr Shah will also be meeting family members of a person in Sangrur, the father of a substance user, who committed suicide. Later, he will participate in Dussehra ceremony at Ludhiana, where the burning of Ravana’s effigy has been symbolically themed as ‘Ravan of Chitta.’
