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Mansa Man Nabbed in Rajasthan for Facebook Live Murder of Anti-Drug Activist
- •Ashwani Kumar, the medical store owner accused of shooting anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, was nabbed in Salasar, Rajasthan.
- •The fatal shooting occurred in broad daylight after Jhota confronted Kumar for allegedly selling drugs to an elderly man, with the incident captured on a Facebook live stream.
- •The killing sparked widespread outrage and tension in Mansa town, leading to protests, vandalism of the accused's shop, and a refusal by the family to cremate the body.
- •Opposition parties severely criticized the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government, alleging a complete breakdown of law and order and questioning the safety of activists.
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Ashwani Kumar, the medical store owner accused of shooting anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, was nabbed by police from Salasar in Rajasthan.
The confrontation occurred after Jhota brought an elderly man to Ashwani Kumar's chemist shop on Tuesday morning, accusing the store owner of selling illegal drugs to the senior citizen. An argument ensued during a Facebook live session, leading Kumar to shoot Jhota with his licensed pistol.
Enmity between the two dated back to July 2023, when Jhota and his associates caught a 12th-grade student with capsules traced back to Kumar's medical shop. Jhota subsequently raided the shop, blackened Kumar's face, put a garland of shoes around his neck, and paraded him through the market, resulting in a police case that was later resolved through a compromise.
