Harman Sidhu

Harman Sidhu a Punjabi singer had written a song about the drug heroin. In the said song, the singer had warned his audience of the harmful effects of the drug. And now, in an ironical turn of events, the singer has been arrested for the possession of the same drug. Sidhu and four others were recently arrested by the Crime Investigation Agency in Sirsa, Haryana.

According to a report in The Times Of India, "A total of 52.1 grams of heroin, which is worth around Rs 5.20 lakh, was found when the police investigated the Honda City in which the five were travelling,” stated Dhale Ram, the inspector in charge of the CIA."

The singer hails from the Mansa district of Punjab and was said to be accompanied by Ramil Singh a patwari revenue officer of the same district. Giving them company were also Surjit Singh, Manoj Kumar and Anurag. A case has been filed against the five under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

Police have confirmed that all five were heroin addicts. “They were coming from Delhi after getting their supply from Delhi. Some of them consumed drugs while Harman used to sell the drug in Mansa,” said a CIA official.

Sidhu's song was titled as Chitta and gained immense popularity in Punjab. The said song spoke about the ill-effects of the drug on the youth of the state and blamed it for destroying the culture of Punjab.

Take a look at the video below.

Punjabi singers usually tend to glorify drugs and alcohol and Sidhu's track went against this glorification.