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 have become. "Such incidents show that criminals are openly challenging the Punjab government and the police," he said, adding that the state's much-publicised anti-gangster drive, 'Mission Prahar', has failed to deter criminal activity. Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Thursday night conducted inspection in Sector 3B2, Mohali. The DGP said that under 'Operation Prahar', police have conducted checks of more than 12,000 persons. He said misinformation is being spread about the operation and clarified that it is being carried out strictly within the legal framework. htc...