Parvinder Jhota Murder: CM Mann Convenes High-Level Law and Order Meeting at Phillaur on October 16

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has convened a high-level meeting of senior civil and police officers at Phillaur on Friday, October 16, to review the law and order situation in the state following the daylight murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in a busy market in Mansa.

The meeting is likely to be held at the Punjab Police Academy in Phillaur.

Deputy Commissioners, Police Commissioners, Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and other senior officers are expected to attend the meeting.

The Chief Minister is expected to review the Punjab Police’s ongoing campaign against drugs, the circumstances surrounding Jhota’s murder and the developments that have followed the killing.

The meeting assumes significance in the wake of widespread public outrage over the murder of the anti-drug activist, which has triggered demands for justice and raised concerns over the law and order situation in Punjab.