Ludhiana, Feb. 10 -- Even as the Ludhiana police on Monday rolled out "Operation Prahaar 2.0", projecting it as a renewed crackdown on gangsters, the family of a victim killed in a shootout between two gangs at a wedding on Pakhowal Road alleged that the main accused continue to roam free more than two months after the crime.

The kin of Vasu Chopra, one of the two guests killed in the firing, staged a protest outside the office of the commissioner of police, accusing the police of inaction and shielding the prime accused due to alleged political patronage.

The protest was led by Vasu Chopra's wife Sheetal Chopra, his brother-in-law Parul Malhotra and other family members, who reached the commissioner of police's office around 12.30 pm c...