Overview
- A division bench directed the DGP to appear on January 15, 2026 to explain why security failed at the December 15 Sector 79 stadium event.
- The court recorded that two armed men shot a former player during a live-televised match and escaped despite police on duty and about a thousand spectators.
- Judges Anupinder Singh Grewal and Deepak Manchanda ordered the DGP to submit the full duty roster for officers deployed at the venue that day.
- State counsel said the two shooters have been identified and that five associated suspects have been arrested, with efforts ongoing to locate the gunmen.
- The proceedings stem from a 2023 suo motu case over media glorification of crime, as the bench cited a broader pattern of targeted killings and extortion in Punjab.