A 5-minute-48-second video streamed on Jhota’s Facebook page showed him and his companions arguing with the medical store owner over the alleged sale of intoxicating substances.
The committee announced a statewide protest on October 25, during which the ‘jhaadu’ (broom), the electoral symbol of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), would be burnt in villages and towns across Punj ...
The announcement comes amid mounting public anger over the killing and ahead of Shah’s visit to Mansa, Sangrur and Gurdaspur to meet the deceased's family.
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 Mansa on October 13.
Bhim is an ex-serviceman and a pensioner, while Jhota’s wife is a teacher. The family also runs a dairy and owns urban property and agricultural land, which Jhota had spoken about in his interviews.
