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Shooter Ashwani Kumar Arrested Within 24 Hours

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC · How we work

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Mann Condemns Murder

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann condemned the murder and pledged strict action.
Shooter Ashwani Kumar, a medical store owner, was arrested within 24 hours in Salasar, Rajasthan.
Police said the killing stemmed from a personal enmity dating to a 2023 dispute.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal demanded Mann’s resignation, calling the situation “jungle raj.”

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Police Raid Pharmacy

Senior officials never proposed permanently cancelling Kumar’s chemist licence despite repeated violations.
Kumar’s chemist licence, issued in 2008, was suspended three times in the past three years.
Police and Punjab’s Food and Drugs Administration raided the shop at least twelve times over five years.
The pharmacy licence was registered to Kumar’s wife, Neelam Rani, who was later booked.

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Mob Razes Pharmacy

A mob used a bulldozer to raze and burn a chemist’s shop in Mansa.
The killing streamed for 5.48 minutes on Jhota’s Facebook page, showing gunfire.
Police seized an associate who helped the shooter escape.
The shooter was later captured in Rajasthan.
Jhota’s father Bhim Singh demanded a CBI probe and refused cremation until arrests.

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Mann Condemns Murder

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann condemned the murder and pledged strict action.
Shooter Ashwani Kumar, a medical store owner, was arrested within 24 hours in Salasar, Rajasthan.
Police said the killing stemmed from a personal enmity dating to a 2023 dispute.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal demanded Mann’s resignation, calling the situation “jungle raj.”

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