Robust laws needed to fight gang culture in Punjab, Haryana
The Tribune Editorial: It's been three years since Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala fell to the bullets of the rival gang, the systemic apathy still remains.
Updated At : 07:24 AM May 30, 2025 IST
Baffling — that’s the word the Punjab and Haryana High Court has aptly used to sum up the absence of a legislative framework in Punjab and Haryana to curb gang-fuelled violence and intimidation. Both states have been given two months to frame a standard operating procedure (SOP) that can spell out the dos and don’ts for investigators in such cases. The systemic apathy is all the more glaring because it has already been three years since popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala fell to the bullets of hitmen hired by gangsters.
