Punjab police take away man's body, drag protesters into vehicles as tensions flare in Mansa

Neeraj Bali Chandigarh, Oct 28 (UNI) Tension gripped Punjab's Mansa district after police forcibly took custody of a 35-year-old man's body and dragged several protesters into vehicles during clashes with villagers demanding justice, triggering allegations of police high-handedness and a political backlash against the Aam Aadmi Party government. The confrontation erupted on Tuesday when relatives and supporters of Daljit Singh, whose family suspects he died of a drug overdose, attempted to take his body to an ongoing protest seeking justice for slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota. Police blocked the procession at Ramdittewala Chowk by positioning trucks and other vehicles…