{
  "id": 14401617,
  "title": "Anti-Drug Activist Parvinder Singh Jhota Murder: Crowd Sets Accused Chemist’s Shop Ablaze Amid Bulldozer Action – VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/anti-drug-activist-parvinder-singh-jhota-murder-crowd-sets-accused",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:11:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/anti-drug-activist-parvinder-singh-jhota-murder-crowd-sets-accused-chemists-shop-ablaze-amid-bulldozer-action-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead in Mansa, Punjab on Tuesday after reportedly confronting the owner of a medical store over the sale of intoxicating capsules. The shop owner, Ashvini, allegedly opened fire with a licensed pistol during the confrontation, which Jhota was livestreaming on Facebook. Jhota and four of his companions were killed in the shooting.\n\nThe incident has led to tensions in the area, and a crowd reportedly set fire to Ashvini's medical store and demolished his house in the presence of media. Mansa SSP Vaibhav Choudhary stated that police personnel have been deployed in the area to maintain law and order and that the administration is taking action over alleged illegal construction. Ashvini, who fled Punjab after the incident, was arrested in Rajasthan's Churu earlier on Wednesday.\n\nJhota, also known as Jhotha, was shot dead while livestreaming the confrontation on Facebook. Four of his companions sustained injuries in the shooting. The killing has sparked unrest in the area, and police are taking measures to prevent further disturbances.",
  "summary": "A crowd angered by the killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota allegedly set fire to the medical store owned by Ashvini, the chemist accused of shooting him dead in Punjab’s Mansa. According to reports, the accused’s house was also demolished in the presence of the media amid tensions following the killing. #WATCH | Mansa, Punjab: A crowd sets fire to the shop of Ashvini, the man who…",
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  "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."
}