Chandigarh, June 17 -- While Bathinda police have issued a lookout notice for Amritpal Singh Mehron, the main accused in the brutal murder of Punjab-based social media influencer Kanchan Kumari, alias Kamal Kaur Bhabi, online posters eulogising him as a 'Kaum Da Heera' (jewel of the community) and 'Izzatan De Rakhe' (protector of honour) have appeared across Ludhiana and surrounding areas.

In blatant disregard of outright legal prohibitions against publicly eulogizing persons charged with atrocities, the government says nothing, allegedly busy in the ongoing Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll campaign. No action has been taken against the persons carrying flex-boards hailing Mehron as a community 'hero' by law enforcement officials.

Neither ...