Ludhiana, Oct. 20 -- Following the transfer of Parminder Singh Jhota's murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Union Home Minister (HM) Amit Shah on Tuesday asked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to hand over the investigation into two more deaths of anti-drug activists to the CBI as well, stating that the state government "will not be able to handle it."

Addressing a press conference in Ludhiana after concluding a day-long visit to the state, Shah said he met the bereaved families of Bikramjit Singh in Gurdaspur, Gulzar Singh in Sangrur, and Parwinder Singh Jhota in Mansa-all of whom were either murdered or driven to suicide for allegedly taking a stand against the drug mafia.

Assuring that the central agency will ...