Mansa, Oct. 21 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday officially took over the investigation into the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota and re-registered the case, officials confirmed.

A senior team from the premier anti-corruption probe agency reached Mansa to take over case records, gather seizures, and investigate potential links between the murder and the open sale of banned psychotropic substances at chemist shops.

A CBI team, led by a senior DIG, arrived at the Mansa Police Station after issuing a formal letter to the local police to initiate the handover process. Forensic experts, drug controllers, and other technical specialists are arriving in Mansa shortly to assist in the multi-faceted prob...