A murder live-streamed spotlights the desperation and limits of Punjab’s anti-drug crusaders

What happened: Anti-drug volunteer Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot and killed on October 13 at a chemist's shop in Mansa, Punjab, during a confrontation he was streaming live on Facebook. Why it matters: The killing has become a symbol of the impunity of drug peddlers in Punjab and put the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government under pressure ahead of Assembly elections. Jhota's family has refused cremation or post-mortem unless Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and state police respond.

Anti-drug volunteer Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot and killed on October 13 at a chemist's shop in Mansa, Punjab, during a confrontation he was streaming live on Facebook.

The killing has become a symbol of the impunity of drug peddlers in Punjab and put the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government under pressure ahead of Assembly elections. Jhota's family has refused cremation or post-mortem unless Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and state police respond.