KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
11-Dec-2025
Police on December 11 arrested a person, identified as Sukhjeet Singh, and seized 5 grams of heroin from his possession in Talwandi Chaudhariya in Kapurthala district.
11-Dec-2025
The Punjab government on December 11 opposed Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament (MP) Amritpal Singh’s plea for temporary release to attend the ongoing winter session of Parliament. In its submission before the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC), the state argued that no authority could, even indirectly, “pre-clear or restrict” what an MP might say on the floor of the House. The government further contended that “once an elected representative enters Parliament, no undertaking, administrative assurance, or judicial condition can curtail his speech,” thereby opposing the grant of parole.
11-Dec-2025
Punjab Congress president and Ludhiana Member of Parliament (MP) Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, speaking in the Lok Sabha on December 11, said that an atmosphere of fear was prevailing in Punjab and that no one felt safe as gangsters were ruling the roost. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Warring stated that people were receiving threat calls from jails as well as from abroad. “The state government has failed to provide safety to the people. Gangsters have entrenched themselves deep into the political system. The Shiromani Akali Dal fielded a candidate closely related to a gangster in the Tarn Taran Assembly by-election,” alleged Warring.
10-Dec-2025
Chabal Police, on the intervening night of December 10–11, busted a three-member heroin smuggling gang by arresting a woman, identified as Sharanjit Kaur alias Shanno, and seizing 701 grams of heroin in Chabal, Tarn Taran district. However, her husband, Happy Singh alias Happy, and their associate Harinder Singh of Chabal managed to flee the spot.
10-Dec-2025
On December 10, Punjab Police, on day 284 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 70 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 84 drug smugglers and seized 4 kg ICE, 1.7 kg of heroin, 50 grams of opium, 33 kg of poppy husk, 965 intoxicant pills and INR 2,910 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
10-Dec-2025
Commissionerate Police Amritsar on December 10 arrested a member of an organized drug smuggling cartel, identified as Balwinder Singh alias Binder and seized 2.077 kg of ICE drug along with INR 2,500 in drug money from him in Amritsar district.
10-Dec-2025
Police on December 10 arrested a drug smuggler, identified as Navtej Singh and seized 2.006 kg of ICE drug from him, in Amritsar district. The probe revealed that he had been in contact with a handler in Doha, Qatar, during his stay abroad, and after returning to India he continued working as a ground courier, collecting narcotics from designated locations on instructions sent via WhatsApp.
10-Dec-2025
Police on December 10 arrested a drug smuggler, identified as Mahabir Singh, and seized 1.032 kg of heroin from his possession in Tarn Taran district. Investigations revealed that he had been receiving consignments from a Pakistan-based smuggler through drone drops, indicating the use of advanced cross-border narcotics delivery methods.
10-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 10 intercepted a drone carrying a consignment of narcotics and recovered the drone along with 380 grams of heroin from near the international border in the Ferozepur sector of Ferozepur district.
10-Dec-2025
Three schools in the national capital received bomb threats via email on December 10, containing references to the Khalistan movement, in New Delhi. The message read: “Aaj 12:05 PM Bo.mb Blast Hove Ga? Jhoothe Police Muqabale Khalistan Referendum Walian De In Punjab; Khalistan De Movement nu Delhi 2UN Tak Laye.” Authorities are treating the threat seriously and have advised the schools to ensure the safety of students and staff.
09-Dec-2025
A Punjab-based businessman, identified as Abhishek Kumar, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the anti-money laundering law in a drugs trafficking case. He was taken into custody on December 9 and remanded to six days by a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Mohali. The ED case stems from a Punjab Police FIR alleging large-scale inter-state trafficking of psychotropic tablets and capsules, particularly Tramadol and Alprazolam, by a network of medicine retailers and wholesalers.
09-Dec-2025
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mohali, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, has rejected the bail plea of Akashdeep Singh, an accused in the August 14, 2020 hoisting of a Khalistan flag at the Moga deputy commissioner’s office. The court said the seriousness of the allegations, the evidence gathered so far, and the stage of the trial did not warrant bail. The prosecution opposed the plea, stating that Akashdeep had links with the banned Khalistani group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and that the incident was part of a broader conspiracy to promote a secessionist agenda, attracting serious charges including sedition.
09-Dec-2025
Police on December 9 arrested a suspect, identified as Jagpreet Singh alias Billa and seized 51 grams of intoxicant powder from him, in Subhanpur, Kapurthala district.
09-Dec-2025
Police on December 9 arrested a person, identified as Jasvir Singh alias Happy and seized 115 intoxicant tablets from his possession, in Subhanpur, Kapurthala district.
09-Dec-2025
Police on December 9 arrested a person, identified as Amrik Singh alias Khanda and seized 125 intoxicant tablets and 20 grams of heroin from his possession, in Kapurthala district.
09-Dec-2025
Authorities on December 9 recovered a black, wax-wrapped packet containing 30 grams of a narcotic substance from inmate Jasvir Singh inside Kapurthala Central Jail in Kapurthala district.
09-Dec-2025
Subhanpur Police on December 9 arrested one person, identified as Jot Singh alias Jhoda, and seized 6 grams of heroin from Hameera village in Kapurthala district.
09-Dec-2025
Phagwara Police on December 9 arrested one person, identified as Sonu alias Bhindi, and seized 40 narcotic tablets from him in Balmik Mohalla, Phagwara, in Kapurthala district.
09-Dec-2025
On December 9, Punjab Police, on day 283 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 68 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 95 drug smugglers and seized 1.5 kg of heroin, 429 grams of opium, 6 kg of ganja, 21 kg of poppy husk and INR 2.95 lakh drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
08-Dec-2025
Amritsar Police on December 8 arrested six alleged operatives of a Pakistan-backed cross-border arms-smuggling module, identified as Gurbir Singh alias Sonu, Gurpreet Singh alias Gopa, Gorka Singh alias Gora, Rajwinder Singh alias Raju, Jaspal Singh alias Jass, and a 16-year-old boy and seized six pistols, including five .30-bore pistols and one 9mm PX5 pistol, in Amritsar district. The preliminary probe found that the accused were in direct contact with a Pakistan-based handler through social media, receiving coordinates to retrieve and move weapon consignments. The gang was supplying these weapons to criminals in the Majha and Doaba regions in Punjab for nefarious activities.
08-Dec-2025
On December 8, Punjab Police, on day 282 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 70 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 89 drug smugglers and seized 6.7 kg of heroin, 350 grams of opium, 2382 intoxicant pills and INR 5080 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
08-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 8 recovered two large packets of heroin weighing 6.641 kg near Daoke village in Amritsar district. The consignment, wrapped in yellow adhesive tape with illuminating sticks and metal loops attached, contained 12 smaller poly packets filled with heroin.
08-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 8 recovered a packet containing 429 grams of opium from farmland in Mahawa village in Amritsar district.
08-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 8 recovered a DJI Air 3 drone and pistol parts from fields near Dal village in Tarn Taran district.
08-Dec-2025
Bhojpuri playback singer and actor Pawan Singh on December 8 filed a complaint with Mumbai Police after he allegedly received a threat call from unidentified persons claiming to be from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The caller warned Singh, through his manager, not to work with or share the stage or screen with Salman Khan, threatening serious consequences if he did so.
08-Dec-2025
In an affidavit submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC), the Punjab government’s Department of Home Affairs sought the dismissal of Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament (MP) Amritpal Singh’s parole plea to attend the ongoing winter session of Parliament, stating that he was conspiring with anti-national elements and posed a serious threat to state security. The affidavit argued that the gravity of the detention grounds and the petitioner’s conduct required his continued, uninterrupted detention for the full 12-month period from April 23, in the interest of state security and public order.
08-Dec-2025
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on December 8 welcomed the United Kingdom (UK)’s decision to sanction a British Sikh businessman, Gurpreet Singh Rehal and an entity, Babbar Akali Lehar, linked to organisations involved in terrorism in India. He said the move strengthens the global fight against terrorism and extremism and helps curb illicit financial flows and transnational crime networks. Jaiswal added that such individuals and entities pose a threat not only to India and the UK but to people worldwide, and reiterated India’s commitment to working closely with the UK on counter-terrorism and security cooperation. On December 4, the UK imposed an asset freeze and director disqualification on Gurpreet Singh Rehal and sanctioned Babbar Akali Lehar for promoting and supporting the Khalistani terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), marking the first use of Britain’s Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime.
08-Dec-2025
Delhi Police on December 8 arrested a notorious member of the Bawaria gang, identified as Sanjay alias Jhallu, in Mandi Gobindgarh, Fatehgarh Sahib district. He was wanted in over a dozen serious cases across Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (UP), including attempted murder, robbery, and Arms Act violations.
07-Dec-2025
On December 7, Punjab Police, on day 281 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 52 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 71 drug smugglers and seized 834 grams of heroin, 1.5 kg of opium, 281 intoxicant pills and INR 20,920 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
07-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 7 recovered 6.638 kg of heroin in 12 packets from farmland near the border fence at Daoke village in Amritsar district.
07-Dec-2025
On December 7, the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a pistol, a magazine, and four live rounds hidden in an agricultural field near Gandu Kilcha village in Ferozepur district.
06-Dec-2025
The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) on December 6 arrested a wanted member of the Valmiki gang carrying a reward of INR 5,000, identified as Akash Saxena, in the Roorkee area of Haridwar district of Uttarakhand. The STF recently registered a case against gang leader Praveen Valmiki and his associates based on confidential inputs. The gang is accused of forging documents and illegally occupying land worth crores.
06-Dec-2025
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang targeted farmer Zishan Zulfiqar’s farmhouse, resulting in large-scale vandalism, arson, and looting, in Chiutaha village, Bettiah, West Champaran district of Bihar. According to Zulfiqar, around 200 armed men stormed the property, broke down walls, looted cattle and stored wheat and paddy, and eventually set the farmhouse on fire. The attackers were led by Shashank Pandey, a known Bishnoi gang operative, who allegedly held Zishan at gunpoint and demanded the property’s transfer as extortion. Police have arrested four individuals, including Shashank Pandey, in connection with the attack.
06-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 6 recovered a packet containing 1.173 kg of heroin from farmland near Sankatra village in Ferozepur district.
06-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 6 recovered one DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone in the outskirts of Pachharian village in Ferozepur district.
06-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 6 recovered a DJI Mavic 3 Pro drone from farmland adjacent to Roranwala Kalan village in Amritsar district.
06-Dec-2025
On December 6, Punjab Police, on day 280 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 60 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 81 drug smugglers and seized 2.2 kg of heroin, 6 kg of poppy husk, 198 intoxicant pills and INR 4310 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
06-Dec-2025
The Moga Police on December 6 arrested one accused, identified as Jashkaran Singh, and seized 2,50,000 narcotic Pregabalin capsules and 400 Tramadol tablets from a rented room in Street Number 7, Krishna Nagar, Moga district.
06-Dec-2025
Dal Khalsa’s working president, Paramjit Singh Mand, on December 6 announced that the organisation will hold a convention in Amritsar on December 10 to mark World Human Rights Day, dedicating the event to the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur.
06-Dec-2025
Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur, counsel for jailed British national Jagtar Singh alias Jaggi Johal—an accused in a series of targeted killings in Punjab—plans to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) to recover Johal’s belongings from the Baghapurana police in Moga district. The move comes after Johal’s gold chain, ring, and INR 5,000 in cash were found missing from police custody. Only his mobile phone was returned on December 4. The issue surfaced after Johal was acquitted in a terror-funding case in March 2025, prompting a petition for the release of items seized by Moga police during his 2017 arrest in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Johal still faces eight other cases related to targeted killings from 2016–17, currently being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and is lodged in a Delhi jail.
06-Dec-2025
The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of the Amritsar Police Commissionerate on December 6 arrested one person, Gurwant Singh, and seized 1 kg of heroin from his possession in the Chheharta area of Amritsar district.
05-Dec-2025
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on December 5 warned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government against fostering anarchy and bloodshed by allegedly patronising gangsters for electoral gains.
05-Dec-2025
The hearing in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case was adjourned from December 5 to December 19 after a prosecution witness failed to appear before the Mansa court in Mansa district.
05-Dec-2025
The Bathinda district police on December 5 arrested two individuals, identified as Manpreet Singh and Sandeep Singh and seized 1.5 kg of heroin near the Jeeda toll plaza in Bathinda district.
05-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 5 recovered a DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone along with a packet of heroin weighing 543 grams from agricultural fields near Dal village in Tarn Taran district.
05-Dec-2025
According to intelligence sources, Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti, a long-time rival of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, has emerged as a key handler behind the weapons and explosive consignments being pushed into Punjab to fuel terrorist activities. Agencies said that Bhatti, backed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has been instrumental in supplying explosives, including the hand grenade used in the November 25 Gurdaspur police station blast. The Delhi Police recently arrested three men linked to Bhatti’s ISI-sponsored module for their role in the attack, while Gurdaspur Police have detained several others from the same network, claiming to have foiled another planned strike on police establishments.
05-Dec-2025
The Amritsar Rural Police on December 5 arrested an accused, Karanbir Singh, and seized 274 grams of heroin following investigations into a drug-seizure case registered earlier this month in Dhanoe Kalan village, Amritsar district.
05-Dec-2025
Police on December 5 arrested five individuals, identified as Rishav Rana, Ranjit Singh, Amanjot Kaur, Jatinderpal Singh, and Amandeep Kaur and seized 150 kg of poppy husk from them in Samrala, Ludhiana district.
05-Dec-2025
On December 5, the Khanna Police arrested two individuals, identified as Ranjit Singh Bachi and Gurpreet Singh Laddi and seized 10 grams of heroin, 5.6 kg of poppy husk, and a .315-bore illegal pistol from them in Ludhiana district.
05-Dec-2025
The Khanna Police on December 5 arrested two smugglers, identified as Jatin Bhania and Sandeep Kaur and seized 150 grams of heroin from them in Khanna, Ludhiana district.