Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Oct. 20 -- union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team would reach Punjab's Mansa district by noon on Wednesday to investigate the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, as he met bereaved families in the state and accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of failing to curb drug trafficking.

Shah gave the assurance during a meeting with Jhota's father, Bhim Singh, and other family members in Mansa. Former Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar said the CBI team would record statements of the victim's relatives and examine information about individuals suspected of involvement in the killing.

"A CBI team will reach Mansa by 12 noon on Wednesday, record...