India, Oct. 20 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday morning announced that the state government will hand over the probe into the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh, alias Jhota, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The announcement comes ahead of Union home minister Amit Shah's visit to Punjab on Tuesday afternoon, where he is scheduled to meet the aggrieved family in Mansa at 3.45pm.

Accepting the family's primary demand, Mann expressed solidarity with the activist's relatives. "We stand firmly with the father of Parvinder Singh Jhota and his family. Accepting the demand of the family, we are handing over this case to the CBI. Our fight against drug peddlers is all-out, and we will not back down from wh...