Punjab anti-drug activist Jhota's autopsy conducted at PGIMER, cremation on Nov. 8

Chandigarh The autopsy of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was conducted at the PGIMER in Chandigarh on Saturday (November 7, 2026) and the body was handed over to the family. Jhota's cremation would take place at his native place in Mansa on Sunday (November 8, 2026).

"The post-mortem examination of Jhota ji has been done. The body has been handed over to the family," action committee Gopal Sidhu told reporters in Chandigarh.

Parvinder Singh Jhota: Who was the anti-drug activist, why was he killed Parvinder Singh Jhota: Who was the anti-drug activist, why was he killed Known for raising his voice against the illegal sale of addictive substances at chemist shops, Jhota was shot in broad daylight inside a medical store at a busy marketplace in Punjab’s Mansa Parvinder Singh Jhota: Who was the anti-drug activist, why was he killed storyline 1 The body will be taken from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here around 5 a.m. on Sunday (November 8, 2026) to his native place in Mansa, he said.