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Two Punjab officials suspended in Jhota murder case; widow alleges destruction of evidence
Published: 22/10/26 08:30
India
Neeraj Bali Chandigarh, Oct 22 (UNI) The Punjab government has suspended a Deputy Superintendent of Police and a drug inspector following the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, while his widow has alleged that the demolition of the chemist's shop where he was shot dead may have resulted in the destruction of crucial evidence. Mansa DSP Harjinder Singh Gill and Drug Inspector Naresh Kumar were suspended on Wednesday following demands from Jhota's family and a protest committee seeking accountability over alleged official inaction against the illegal sale of pharmaceutical drugs. The action follows the earlier suspension of Mansa City-2…