In Punjab, in the anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota’s murder case, the main accused, Chemist Ashwani Kumar and his accomplice, Vipin Garg, who provided him shelter, have been remanded to police custody till October 22nd.
Mansa police today produced both of them in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate through video conference and obtained the remand. Ashwani Kumar’s wife has also been booked.
The Punjab government has also suspended Mansa Police Station House Officer (SHO), Beant Kaur.
Akashvani Punjab correspondent reports that the incident led to a significant political backlash as many political parties are condemning the Aam Aadmi Party government in the state for being unable to control the prevailing drug menace and law and order situation.
Today’s Punjab Bandh supported by several political parties, farmer unions and traders’ organizations, had a mixed response and passed off peacefully.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has convened a high-level meeting of senior civil and police officers tomorrow to review the law-and-order situation in the state.