Deal with singers selling gang way of life by way of music, movies as “criminals”: Haryana DGP

Haryana Director General of Police O.P. Singh has harassed strict authorized motion in opposition to singers selling gun tradition among the many youth, saying that they need to be handled as “criminals”.

Mr. Singh made the remarks in a letter to his subordinates on Sunday (November 23, 2025) to congratulate them on the success of “Operation Trackdown”, a particular marketing campaign to trace down criminals, being carried out for the previous 18 days within the State.

“Singers who promote gang lifestyles to youth through music and videos, driven by money and power, should be treated as criminals and strict legal action should be taken against them,” Mr. Singh wrote, including that these individuals, in a matter of minutes, make the youth neglect the teachings of their dad and mom and lecturers and the self-discipline of society.

Praising the police pressure, Mr. Singh stated they’d foiled greater than sixty homicide plots in the course of the marketing campaign, which, he stated, was a “historic achievement”. “You must dismantle their entire criminal ecosystem. Continue to take legal action against those who handle their illegal income, supply weapons, provide hiding places and create a favourable publicity on social media and among the general public,” stated Mr. Singh.

The police have recovered greater than 250 country-made pistols, revolvers and pistols and 350 reside cartridges from greater than 1,500 criminals, stated Mr. Singh.

Earlier this yr, the Haryana Police had taken down about 10 songs allegedly selling gun tradition from varied social media platforms, and at the least two live shows, together with one in Gurugram, have been halted halfway. Six of the ten banned songs have been sung by Masoom Sharma, a outstanding Haryanvi singer.

However, a number of artists from the music business had accused the police of “picking and choosing” to focus on just a few singers. The concern had additionally resonated within the State Assembly in the course of the Budget session in February with legislators looking for a lenient view of the matter.