Bathinda, Nov. 6 -- Daljit Singh, 35, whose death in Mansa district triggered protests amid allegations of drug abuse and murder, was cremated at his native Bhamme Kalan village on Thursday.

In line with the directions of the Punjab and Haryana high court, the cremation was held in the presence of only family members and close relatives of the deceased, with politicians and members of other organisations barred from attending the last rites.

The body was moved from PGIMER, Chandigarh, to the cremation ground in Mansa amid heavy police deployment. In its Wednesday order, the court had modified its Tuesday directive to allow the cremation at the deceased's native village instead of Chandigarh's Sector 25 ground. It had directed the police...