{
  "id": 15155468,
  "title": "Punjab Anti-Drug Activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, Killed In Mansa Shooting, To Be Honoured With Portrait At Amritsar’s Central Sikh Museum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/punjab-anti-drug-activist-parvinder-singh-jhota-killed-in-mansa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T08:11:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/punjab-anti-drug-activist-parvinder-singh-jhota-killed-in-mansa-shooting-to-be-honoured-with-portrait-at-amritsars-central-sikh-museum"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amritsar's Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami announced that a portrait of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota will be displayed at the Central Sikh Museum in Amritsar. Jhota was killed by medical store owner Ashwani Kumar on October 13 while advocating against drug trafficking in Punjab. Dhami met Jhota's family on Friday and assured SGPC's support. The SGPC will provide Rs 5 lakh each to the four injured individuals, alongside Jhota's family. Jhota's sacrifice for protecting Punjab's youth from drug abuse will always be remembered, according to Dhami.",
  "summary": "Amritsar: SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Saturday said a portrait of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, who was killed by a medical store owner in Mansa on October 13, will be displayed at the Central Sikh Museum located within the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar. ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਸਿੱਖ ਅਜਾਇਬ ਘਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਲਗਾਈ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ ਭਾਈ ਪਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਤਸਵੀਰ - ਐਡਵੋਕੇਟ ਧਾਮੀ - ਕਿਹਾ; ਨਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਦੌਰਾਨ…",
  "key_points": [
    "Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota killed in Mansa shooting.",
    "Portrait of Jhota to be displayed at Central Sikh Museum in Amritsar.",
    "SGPC to provide Rs 5 lakh each to four injured individuals."
  ],
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  },
  "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."
}