Why the killing of an anti-drug activist has Punjab up in arms

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On October 13, Parvinder Singh Jhota, an anti-drug activist from Mansa was shot dead while broadcasting live on Facebook his confrontation with a chemist.

Jhota’s activism often involved sting operations on chemists who were allegedly selling prescription-only drugs to addicts as over-the-counter medicines.

His family refused to cremate his body, accusing the state government of failing to support his activism and curb the sale of drugs in Mansa, one of Punjab’s poorest districts.

Then began an almost month-long sit-in protest on the main Mansa highway.

Watch our ground report to find out more.