India, Oct. 13 -- Anti-drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota was shot dead in broad daylight by a medical store owner in Punjab's Mansa district on Tuesday, triggering a major political backlash against the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.

According to the police, Jhota was questioning the chemist over the alleged illegal sale of addictive drugs to an individual and was recording the confrontation on his mobile phone. In the video, Jhota can be heard noting that the shop owner had drawn a pistol before the man allegedly opened fire. Jhota was rushed to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

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