The Supreme Court of India expressed concern over Punjab’s growing drug crisis, observing that narcotics abuse has devastated families and requires structural reforms, while noting a mother reportedly lost all five sons to addiction and emphasizing the urgent need to sensitise police authorities.
The Supreme Court reviewed a petition from former Punjab DSP Gursher Singh Sandhu concerning the controversial jail interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Sandhu argued he was unfairly targeted despite not being implicated in the FIR. The Court dismissed his petition, allowing him to seek relief at the High Court, where investigations revealed security failures leading to multiple suspensions.