{
  "id": 14139883,
  "title": "Activist shot dead while exposing drug trade in Punjab; caught on social media live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/activist-shot-dead-while-exposing-drug-trade-in-punjab-caught-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T05:53:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/anti-drug-activist-parwinder-singh-jhota-shot-dead-during-sting-operation-in-punjab/articleshow/134909393.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parwinder Singh Jhota was involved in a sting operation targeting a medical store in Mansa. He confronted the store owner about selling prohibited substances and had a heated exchange before being shot. Despite his attempts to escape, Jhota fell and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The police have identified the shooter, Ashwani Kumar, who fled after the incident.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Anti-drug activist shot dead by medical store owner in Punjab's Mansa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/anti-drug-activist-shot-dead-by-medical-store-owner-in-punjabs-mansa",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:18:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}