Mansa, Oct 13: Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh, widely known as Jhota, was shot dead at a chemist shop in Mansa town on Tuesday while four of his companions sustained bullet injuries. Senior police officials asserted that the incident occurred when Jhota was questioning the shop owner concerning the alleged illegal sale of addictive medications. Investigators maintained that the confrontation was being recorded on a mobile device and simultaneously streamed live on the activist’s official Facebook page.
Medical authorities at the Civil Hospital in Mansa declared Jhota brought dead upon arrival. Dr Gurmail Singh, the Senior Medical Officer at the facility, declared that the victim had sustained three bullet wounds, specifically noting that injuries to the liver proved fatal. The remaining injured individuals received treatment for minor gunshot wounds as local residents began gathering in large numbers outside the hospital premises following the tragedy.
The nearly six-minute live stream captured the moments leading up to the violence, wherein the activist stated that the shop owner had drawn a firearm before shots were fired. Police forces have since stepped up security measures around the medical facility and surrounding areas to maintain public order. Officials declared that a comprehensive investigation is currently underway to apprehend the perpetrators and determine the exact sequence of events surrounding the shooting.
