India, April 24 -- The upcoming ZEE5 docu series, Lawrence of Punjab, based on the rise of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, will not be releasing this month as scheduled, after the Union government advised the streaming platform not to release it.

News agency ANI reported on Friday that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has advised ZEE5 not to release Lawrence of Punjab, following the Punjab Police's apprehension that it posed a risk to public order. Lawrence of Punjab was to be released on ZEE5 on April 27.

The shadow ban comes a day after Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking a ban on the release of the web series. In his suit, Warring claimed the show glorified gangste...