The body of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was dispatched from Mansa Civil Hospital to PGIMER in Chandigarh late Thursday night after an agreement was reached to conduct his autopsy. The transfer occurred nearly 23 days after his death.

Before the ambulance departed around midnight, prayers were offered by supporters. The dispatch was previously delayed despite all preparations being complete, as action committee members and protesters had refused to allow the transfer until pending police cases related to the protests were dropped.

Jhota was shot dead at a medical store in Mansa during a confrontation over the alleged illegal sale of drugs.