Punjab anti-drug activist Jhota's autopsy conducted at PGIMER, cremation on Nov. 8

Jhota’s body was brought to PGIMER Chandigarh from Mansa town in the early hours of November 6, after his family ended their 22-day agitation and agreed to a post-mortem following a meeting with Punjab government representatives. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

The autopsy of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was conducted at the PGIMER in Chandigarh on Saturday (November 7, 2026) and the body was handed over to the family.

Jhota's cremation would take place at his native place in Mansa on Sunday (November 8, 2026).

"The post-mortem examination of Jhota ji has been done. The body has been handed over to the family," action committee Gopal Sidhu told reporters in Chandigarh.

The body will be taken from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here around 5 a.m. on Sunday (November 8, 2026) to his native place in Mansa, he said.