MansaAuthorities razed a murder suspect’s house within a day.
Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead on Facebook Live, and pharmacist Ashwani Kumar is accused.
Officials said the demolition targeted unauthorised construction, while a mob including some Nihangs smashed and burned Kumar’s shop under heavy police presence.
Singh’s family has refused to cremate his body, and protesters demand the administration’s dismissal.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 150+ reports worldwide
- Hindustan Times leans critical
- reports the bulldozing and mob arson of the accused's shop as the state's own action, with police present and crowds cheering
- NDTV leans critical
- frames the killing as a failure of the AAP government's 'Yudh Nasheyan Virudh' drug campaign and alleges police complicity
- India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com leans critical
- reconstructs the Facebook Live exchange in which the victim says the pharmacist drew a pistol before the shooting
Sources: Hindustan Times, NDTV, India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com