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Hours after Amit Shah's Punjab visit, CBI team reaches Mansa to probe Jhota murder

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Hours after Amit Shah's Punjab visit, CBI team reaches Mansa to probe Jhota murder
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A CBI team has arrived in Mansa, Punjab, to investigate the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota. The move follows a meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the victim's family.

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The case highlights the intersection of local crime, drug policy, and high-level political intervention in state affairs.

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Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah met the family of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota at their residence in Mansa on Tuesday, a five-member CBI team reached the town and began investigating the murder case.The CBI has registered a fresh FIR in the Jhota murder case in Chandigarh, an officer part of the team that reached Mansa for the probe said. The CBI team also met Jhota’s family at their residence.The team first visited the Mansa City-2 police station and took possession of the case records from the local police. The five-member team, reportedly from Delhi, included two officers.Also read: Hours ahead of HM visit, Punjab hands over Jhota murder probe to CBIVoices against drugs not safe under AAP: Shah meets families of victims in PunjabMansa DSP (Headquarters) Pushpinder Singh, who met the CBI team, said, “FIR No.

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