Mohali, Jan. 31 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged that Mohali has turned into a safe haven for gangsters due to the failure of the Punjab government to effectively control crime and strengthen policing in the district.

Addressing a press conference, BJP state vice president, Subhash Sharma said that a growing number of crimes across Punjab could be traced back to Mohali, highlighting what he described as the "deteriorating law and order situation". He was accompanied by BJP Mohali president Sanjeev Vashisht, senior leader Ranjit Singh Gill, and district media in-charge Chandrashekhar.

Sharma cited the recent daylight murder of a youth outside the Mohali SSP office as evidence of how emboldened criminals and gangsters...