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Jhota murder case: CBI registers FIR in murder of anti-drug activist, team reaches Punjab

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Jhota murder case: CBI registers FIR in murder of anti-drug activist, team reaches Punjab

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case regarding the murder of Parvinder Singh Jhota.

Jhota was shot dead inside a medical store in Punjab's Mansa while hosting a Facebook Live session.

Following demands from his family, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann announced the case's transfer to the CBI.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed this decision but criticized the state government for not addressing other drug-related cases.

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