Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced that the state will hand over the murder probe of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota to the CBI after his family refused cremation.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the grieving families of Jhota and two other slain anti-drug activists in Punjab, assuring that the CBI will relentlessly pursue all culprits.
Shah criticized the state's law and order situation and set a December 31, 2029 deadline to fully eradicate the illicit narcotics network from Punjab.