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Angry activists and supporters vandalize the property and medical store of chemist Ashwini Kumar on October 14, 2026 in Bathinda, India. Outrage erupted across the Malwa region following the murder of prominent anti-drug crusader Parvinder Singh Jhota, who was shot dead inside a Mansa chemist shop during a Facebook Live stream on October 13 while confronting the store owner over the illicit sale of habit-forming pharma drugs. Protesters broke open shutters, damaged fixtures, and enforced market shutdowns across the region to demand strict action against the perpetrator and government intervention regarding Punjab s drug menace. Police personnel deployed multi-layer security cordons to restore order and control

Angry activists and supporters vandalize the property and medical store of chemist Ashwini Kumar on October 14, 2026 in Bathinda, India. Outrage erupted across the Malwa region following the murder of prominent anti-drug crusader Parvinder Singh Jhota, who was shot dead inside a Mansa chemist shop during a Facebook Live stream on October 13 while confronting the store owner over the illicit sale of habit-forming pharma drugs. Protesters broke open shutters, damaged fixtures, and enforced market shutdowns across the region to demand strict action against the perpetrator and government intervention regarding Punjab s drug menace. Police personnel deployed multi-layer security cordons to restore order and control

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Recording Date: Oct 14, 2026

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BATHINDA, INDIA - OCTOBER 14: Angry activists and supporters vandalize the property and medical store of chemist Ashwini Kumar on October 14, 2026 in Bathinda, India. Outrage erupted across the Malwa region following the murder of prominent anti-drug crusader Parvinder Singh Jhota, who was shot dead inside a Mansa chemist shop during a Facebook Live stream on October 13 while confronting the store owner over the illicit sale of habit-forming pharma drugs. Protesters broke open shutters, damaged fixtures, and enforced market shutdowns across the region to demand strict action against the perpetrator and government intervention regarding Punjab s drug menace. Police personnel deployed multi-layer security cordons to restore order and control

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