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News Reports

Parvinder Singh Jhota’s murder and the Bhindranwale playbook: How anti-drug activism has become a gateway to Khalistani politics

Jinit Jain - 16 October, 2026

Parvinder Singh Jhota’s murder brings back uncomfortable parallels with Bhindranwale and Amritpal Singh, raising questions about how anti-drug campaigns are used as plank for pushing Khalistani secessionism.

News Reports

Who is Parvinder Singh Jhota? Punjab anti-drug activist shot dead by a chemist for exposing drug sales

Jinit Jain - 13 October, 2026

Punjab anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead while confronting a chemist over alleged drug sales, as his father accused the Punjab government and AAP MLA Vijay Singla of backing his killers.

Crime

Rajasthan police arrest drug trafficker hiding in Nepal for months, trap him near Raxaul border in Bihar

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2026

Rajasthan Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested wanted drug trafficker Sohanlal near the Bihar-Nepal border.

News Reports

Amit Shah announces extradition of Navpreet Singh from Turkey to India: Here is what we know about the narco-kingpin

Divya Bharti - 3 October, 2026

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the deportation of narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Turkey.

Udta prison? 44% of prisoners in Punjab jails are drug-dependent, AAP govt tells HC

Shriti Sagar - 1 September, 2026

The situation is particularly concerning in some of the state’s major jails. In Amritsar, 2,124 out of 4,918 inmates are dependent on drugs, while in Bathinda, the figure stands at 1,064 out of 1,978 inmates.

OpIndia Explains

Air India pilot fails second drug test: What happened onboard the Phuket-Delhi flight and what it means

Jinit Jain - 11 August, 2026

Air India’s Phuket-Delhi turbulence scare has taken a serious turn after the Pilot-in-Command failed a second confirmatory drug test, intensifying regulatory scrutiny and raising fresh questions over flight safety and crew fitness.