Police take away body from protesters in Mansa; Clashes erupt during march to Jhotta protest site

Naresh Kumar Mansa/Sangrur, Oct 27 (UNI) Tension prevailed in Mansa district on Tuesday after police took custody of the body of a man who had died of alleged drug overdose from protesters who were taking it to a sit-in demanding justice for anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhotta. A confrontation broke out between police personnel and protesters, following which the police dispersed the crowd and detained several people. The family members and villagers were taking the body to Trikoni Chowk in Mansa, where a protest has been underway demanding justice for Jhotta. However, police personnel stopped them on the way by…