The upcoming ZEE5 web series, Lawrence of Punjab, has faced its first legal test with Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring seeking a ban on it.
Amarinder has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a ban on the release of the series based on the life of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
The series is scheduled to release on April 27, but first, the makers will have to respond to Amarinder's petition, the hearing for which is scheduled on 24 April.
The petition alleges that the series misrepresents the life of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and could negatively influence young people.
Amarinder had also written a letter to ZEE5's Grievance Officer, seeking the immediate suspension or deferment of the web series' release.
The series is a biopic on Lawrence Bishnoi, a dreaded gangster who first made national news after planning hits on Bollywood superstar Salman Khan over his alleged role in the blackbuck poaching case from the 90s.
