Chandigarh, Nov. 7 -- The body of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was brought from Mansa to Chandigarh early Friday, but the autopsy was deferred at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) as it was found to be in an extremely frozen condition.

The autopsy is now expected to be conducted on Saturday.

A PGIMER official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the delay was due to scientific reasons, as the body needed to reach a suitable temperature before the internal examination could be carried out. The external examination had already been completed, the official added.

The body of the 42-year-old activist, who was shot dead by a pharmacy owner in Mansa on October 13, had remained in co...