{
  "id": 14611804,
  "title": "Punjab Bandh after activist’s killing: Barricades on all roads to Mansa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/punjab-bandh-after-activists-killing-barricades-on-all-roads-to-mansa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T19:11:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-bandh-after-activists-killing-trucks-on-roadside-barricades-on-all-roads-to-mansa/articleshow/134943256.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In Mansa, police have intensified security and set up barricades following the tragic death of anti-drug advocate Parminder Singh Jhota. Activists erupted in protests, demanding a Punjab bandh on October 15. Commuters at Handiaya Chowk experienced significant delays as bus services were suspended, mirroring police responses to last month's suicide of Gulzar Singh linked to drug issues.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}