CBI has taken over the investigation into the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Punjab’s Mansa. A special team comprising drug controllers, forensic experts and GST officials has reached the state and sought police documents to examine all aspects of the killing

The CBI team has reached Mansa, Punjab, to investigate the October 13 murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota. The agency has collected case documents from local police following the state government’s decision to transfer the probe amid demands from Jhota’s family for an independent investigation