For a few days, after the murder of Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa, Punjab, people were sitting on a dharna demanding justice for him. Meanwhile, the atmosphere became tense after the death of a young man under suspicious circumstances. The death of the youth is being linked to drug overdose. In this case, members of Parvinder Jhota Insaaf Morcha and local people protested. The protesters were taking the body of the youth towards the protest site and during this there was a clash between the police and the people. To control the situation, the police resorted to lathicharge and took the body of the youth into their custody. This enraged the protesters and they alleged that the police was snatching the dead body.
The matter came to light on October 27 when the family of deceased Jeetu claimed that Daljeet Singh died due to drug overdose. Police said that it was not a death due to drug overdose but someone had murdered him. Angered by this, the family and members of Parvinder Jhota Insaaf Morcha started taking the body to the already ongoing morcha and started protesting.
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Who was the deceased?
According to the information, the deceased has been identified as Daljit Singh, about 35 years old, resident of village Bhamme Kalan in Mansa district. It is being told that the deceased was the only earning member of his family and he was married and had two children. As soon as the news of his death was received, anger spread among the family members and villagers. The family and villagers reached Sirsa-Mansa road with the dead body and started protesting. Family members said that Daljeet died due to drug overdose. Their demand was that immediate action should be taken against people selling drugs in the area.
Dead bodies were being taken to the protest site
In Mansa, Punjab, people are already protesting by setting up a concrete front to get justice for Parvinder Singh Jhota. Many people have reached this protest site for the last several days. After Daljeet's death, protesters and family members started moving towards Trikoni Chowk in Mansa to take his body to the same protest site. Seeing the protesters increasing, the police started trying to stop them.
Police did lathi charge
The protesters wanted to take possession of the body and were moving forward. The police tried to stop him but he did not agree. Meanwhile, there was a scuffle and clash between the police and the protesters. After this the police used force to take possession of the body. Hundreds of policemen were deployed and after driving away the protesters, the police took the body into their custody. After this, people's anger did not subside and people continued protesting. During this period, many people were also detained by the police.
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What did the police tell?
In this case, the police say that it is not right to consider the youth's death as merely a case of drug overdose. According to the police, a case has been registered in this matter considering the possibility of murder. Mansa SP has been quoted as saying that the police had received information that the body of the youth was thrown from the car. He said that a case has been registered in this matter under section 302 of murder.