Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Oct. 21 -- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a fresh FIR in the murder of Punjab anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota and taken custody of police records and evidence, hours after union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the victim's family in Mansa and promised a thorough investigation.
A CBI team reached Mansa around midnight on Tuesday and collected case files and related evidence from the local police, following Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's announcement on October 20 that the investigation would be handed over to the central agency.
A CBI spokesperson said the investigation was being conducted under the supervision of a senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG), with forensic specialists, drug ...