The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested Punjabi singer Baaz Sran, who had been hiding for nearly a decade. He was caught on Wednesday by the Chandigarh Zonal Unit of the NCB for his involvement in a drug case involving 36.15 kg of opium.
Baaz Sran, originally from Malikpura village in Sirsa, Haryana, had been on the NCB’s wanted list since 2016. He had been declared a ‘proclaimed offender’ after he failed to appear in court. Since then, he had successfully managed to stay out of reach by constantly changing his name and location.
While he was on the run, Baaz reinvented himself as a popular singer on social media. He gained thoursands of followers on Instagram and also found fame on YouTube, where his songs collected millions of views. His content often showcased themes of crime, jail, and weapons.
One of his most talked-about songs was ‘Sarkari Kothi’, which loosely translates to “Government House.” In the song, he compared jail to an official house for Jatts (a caste group), with lyrics such as, “Jattan di sarkari kothi hundi jail kuddey” (The jail is the government house of Jatts, girl). The video gained over 1.3 million views on YouTube. Ironically, just two months after the song’s release, Baaz Sran was caught by NCB.
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Baaz wrote his own songs. He also worked with popular Punjabi female singers like Gurlez Akhtar and Deepak Dhillon.
Back in May 2025, the NCB had put out advertisements in major newspapers with his photo and offered a reward of ₹50,000 for any information that could help arrest him.
In fact, some of his lyrics also mentioned criminal charges he was facing. One line in his song ‘Sarkari Kothi’ says: “25, 54, 59 laggi naal 307 de ni, jail diyaan baahlian likhiyaan karman vich jatt de di” (I’ve been charged under sections 25, 54, 59, and 307. A jail sentence is written in the fate of a Jatt).
One of his co-accused in the same drug case has already been convicted.