A five-member Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team reached Mansa in Punjab and started work on the murder case of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota. The team arrived hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Jhota's family at their residence in the town.
The CBI team reached the Mansa City-2 police station at midnight and took possession of records connected to the case from the local police. The team, reportedly from Delhi, included two officers among its five members.
CBI Takes Over Jhota Murder Probe Records in Mansa
Mansa DSP (Headquarters) Pushpinder Singh met the CBI team at the police station. He confirmed that the case is registered as FIR No. 269 at the Mansa City-2 police station and that records were handed over to the central agency.
The move came shortly after the Punjab government handed over the Jhota murder investigation to the CBI, just hours before the Home Minister's visit to the state.
Amit Shah Meets Family of Slain Anti-Drug Activist
During his Punjab visit, Amit Shah met the families of victims in the state. He also met the family of Parvinder Singh Jhota, the anti-drug activist whose murder is now being probed by the CBI.
Shah used the visit to speak against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab on the drug issue, saying that voices against drugs are not safe under AAP rule.
Our Take: Why the CBI Handover Matters
To put it plainly, the speed of this handover is the story. The Punjab government transferred the case to the CBI just hours before the Home Minister arrived, and the CBI team was at the police station the same night. That sequence tells you the political pressure around this case was building fast.
In our view, the CBI taking over is a positive step on paper. A central agency probing the murder of an anti-drug activist removes the question of local influence. But the real test is what the investigation finds and how quickly it moves. Families of victims like Jhota have waited long enough for answers.
The timing also raises a fair question. If the case could be handed to the CBI this quickly, why did it take a Home Minister's visit to make it happen? For readers in Punjab, the message is simple: watch whether this probe delivers charges and convictions, not just headlines.
Sources & References
- Hindustan Times — Report on the CBI team reaching Mansa and taking over case records
