Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a status report from the Punjab govt on the action taken following the Oct 3 killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa, asking it to clarify if any houses belonging to the accused had been demolished and, if so, to furnish details of the procedure adopted.A division bench of Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor sought the status report while hearing a suo motu PIL, and taking note of submissions made on behalf of petitioners. The next hearing is on Dec 22.Jhota was shot dead during a confrontation with a chemist owner Ashwani Kumar. Jhota had been campaigning against drug abuse and the alleged illegal sale of addictive substances at medical stores. He was recording a confrontation with the shop owner on Facebook Live when the latter allegedly opened fire. Four of Jhota’s companions were also injured in the firing. He was taken to the civil hospital in Mansa, where he was declared brought dead.On Oct 14, the administration used a bulldozer to pull down the allegedly illegal portions of Kumar’s shop and house. A mob then allegedly tore them down.