Ludhiana, Sept. 17 -- In an unusual attempt to bring a sense of calm and reflection to police lock-ups, police have installed speakers outside the lock-ups of all eight police stations in Khanna and one Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) unit in the police district to play Gurbani shabads, bhajans and other devotional music at low volume.

The initiative, titled 'Sound of Hope', was launched on the initiative of senior superintendent of police (SSP) Darpan Ahluwalia, who said being in custody should not mean that a person is deprived of an opportunity to reflect on their actions and consider reform.

"The speakers play spiritual and introspective music in Punjabi and Hindi at a low volume, with religious compositions from different faiths ...