New Delhi, April 24 -- The I&B ministry on Friday advised streaming service ZEE5 not to release Lawrence of Punjab, a docu-series on gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, after the Punjab Police said it anticipated risk to public order.

33-year-old Bishnoi is currently lodged in a Gujarat jail, and is facing multiple criminal cases. He is one of the main accused in the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala.

The advisory came 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, claiming it would glorify gangster culture.

In response to Warring's plea, the Centre placed a copy of the communication from the I&B ministry, advising ZEE5 not to release the docu...