Haryana Director General of Police O.P. Singh has issued a statewide directive ordering strict action against singers, rappers, and social media influencers who glorify gangster culture through music videos, Instagram reels, and gun-toting content. In a strongly worded letter dated November 23, 2025, addressed to every police station head, DSP, SP, and commissioner in the state, Singh warned that such content “destroys in minutes the values taught by parents, teachers, and society” and directly inspires impressionable youth to take up crime.
“Videos and songs that portray shooters and extortionists as folk heroes are playing a dangerous role in radicalizing youngsters,” the DGP wrote, directing officers to register FIRs under relevant sections of the IPC, IT Act, and Arms Act against creators and platforms that host such material. He specifically flagged lyrics celebrating contract killings, brandishing illegal firearms, and depicting gang wars as “cool” or aspirational.
The order comes amid Haryana Police’s ongoing ‘Operation Trackdown,’ which in just 18 days has foiled over 60 murder conspiracies, recovered more than 250 illegal weapons and 350 live cartridges, and arrested over 1,500 suspects. The DGP praised the crackdown as a “historic achievement” while stressing that dismantling the “glamour halo” around criminals is equally critical.
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Police units have been told to target the entire ecosystem: financiers, weapon suppliers, safe-house providers, and online propagandists. Officers are instructed to reopen old history sheets, monitor released gang members, demolish illegal properties built with crime proceeds, and ensure swift convictions in Arms Act cases so that “the very weapon they flaunt sends them to jail for years.”
Singh’s directive has already triggered action in districts like Gurugram, Faridabad, and Hisar, where several local rappers and reel creators known for gangster-themed content have been issued notices. Senior officers say the campaign will intensify in the coming weeks, with dedicated cyber cells scanning YouTube, Instagram, and Spotify for violative material.
The move has sparked a debate, with some artists claiming artistic freedom, while parents, teachers, and law enforcement officials have welcomed the crackdown, arguing that the romanticization of crime on social media has contributed to a surge in youth involvement in extortion and shootouts across the state.
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