MANSA: The Punjab government has decided to hand over the investigation in the killing of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh Jhota to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann made the announcement on Tuesday, only hours before Union Home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Mansa to meet the bereaved family.CM Mann wrote on X, “We are with the family of Parwinder Singh Jhota who was fighting against the drugs. Accepting the demand of the family, this case is being handed over to the CBI. The fight against drugs is decisive, whatever step has to be taken to make Punjab as drugs free will be taken”.Slain activist Parwinder Singh’ father Bhim Singh, was demanding the investigations to be handed over to the CBI.He has said that as the state government us not accepting his demand, he will raise the issue before Amit Shah during his visit and will demand that he must order the investigations to be handed over to the CBI.The action committee was formed after the killing of Parwinder Singh Jhota at Mansa on October 13.The bereaved family along with action committee members had met a committee formed by the state government where Bhim Singh and his daughter-in-law, Manpreet Kaur reiterated the demand for CBI investigation in the case.
