KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
15-Jul-2025
On July 15, the official Instagram page of late singer-rapper Sidhu Moose Wala announced a puzzling “Signed to God World Tour” scheduled for 2026, sparking confusion and speculation among fans. Since his death in 2022, Sidhu’s posthumous music releases have continued to gain popularity, but the tour announcement has led many to wonder if it will feature a hologram performance. The organisers have yet to release any details regarding the format, venues, or participating performers.
15-Jul-2025
Amritsar rural police on July 15 arrested two drug smugglers, identified as Yograj Singh and Gurjit Singh, and seized 5 kg of heroin, which was smuggled from Pakistan from their possession, near Mode village in Amritsar district.
15-Jul-2025
On July 15, NRI Amritpal Singh Dhillon was arrested from his home in Dasupur village in Jalandhar district for causing the death of 114-year-old marathoner Fauja Singh in a hit-and-run accident near Jalandhar. According to the police, Dhillon fled the scene after the accident, hid his Fortuner SUV in a garage, and began using a bike to evade detection.
15-Jul-2025
On July 15, Punjab Police, on day 136 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 75 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 97 drug smugglers and seized 8.3 kg of heroin, 507 grams of opium, from their possession, across Punjab.
15-Jul-2025
Amritsar Rural Police on July 15 arrested two individuals, identified as Akashdeep Singh and Amandeep Singh, and seized two Glock pistols, a drone, and a car from their possession in Jagdev Khurd village in Ajnala, Amritsar district. The arrests are linked to a high-profile ICE (methamphetamine) drug case, with 1.227 kg of meth recovered so far. Further investigation into the accused's network and assets is currently underway.
15-Jul-2025
The Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Punjab Police, in a joint operation on July 15, arrested five operatives linked to the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang, identified as Lovepreet Singh, Sikandar Kumar alias Gola, Onkarpreet alias Jashan, Gagandeep alias Giani, and Mehakpreet Singh, and seized two pistols from their possession near Amritsar in Amritsar district. The accused, acting on the directions of United States (US)-based gangster Husandeep Singh, were allegedly plotting to kill a rival gangster to avenge the murder of Jaggu Bhagwanpuria’s mother.
15-Jul-2025
The management of the Golden Temple received a second consecutive bomb threat via email on July 15, claiming that RDX had been planted inside pipes within the shrine premises in Amritsar. In response, bomb squads, sniffer dogs, and police commandos were deployed, with the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Amritsar Police maintaining high alert. A similar threat had been received earlier on July 14.
15-Jul-2025
According to sources, the latest bomb threat email received by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) at 3:37 AM on July 15 was addressed to SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami and titled “Khalistan-Udhayanidhi Nexus.” This marked the third consecutive day of such threats, with similar emails received on July 13 and 14. The email also warned of undetected RDX-based improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted on the premises. Although bomb squads have conducted multiple searches, the sender remains unidentified.
14-Jul-2025
On July 14, Border Security Force (BSF) troops recovered a packet of heroin weighing 3.556 kg from fields near Thetherke village in Gurdaspur district. The packet, wrapped in yellow tape with an iron hook, suggests it was drone-dropped.
14-Jul-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on July 14 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 6.250 kg from fields near Kakkar village in Ajnala, Amritsar district. The packet, wrapped in yellow tape and fitted with a wooden hook, is suspected to have been dropped via drone.
14-Jul-2025
Sadar Police on July 14 arrested one individual, identified as Iqbal Singh alias Pala, and seized 5 grams of heroin from his possession, in Janta Colony (abadi Gill) village in Ludhiana district.
14-Jul-2025
Daba police on July 14 arrested one individual, identified as Jashandeep Singh and seized 50 narcotic pills from his possession, near Lohara Colony in Ludhiana district.
14-Jul-2025
Shimlapuri police on July 14 arrested one individual, identified as Lavjeet Singh alias Jonty and seized 55 grams of heroin from his possession, in Shimlapuri in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district.
14-Jul-2025
On July 14, the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) team of Punjab Police arrested one individual, identified as Rohit Kumar alias Thuthi and seized 22 grams of narcotic powder from his possession, near Ferroze Gandhi Market in Ludhiana district.
14-Jul-2025
On July 14, Punjab Police on day 135 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign registered 72 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 109 drug smugglers and seized 2.7 kg of heroin, 1.5 kg of opium, 42 kg of poppy husk and INR 7.18 lakh drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
14-Jul-2025
On July 14, Gurjeet Singh Khalsa, a member of the Sarb Dharam Beadbi Rokko Morcha who has been protesting atop a telecom tower in Samana, Patiala district, for over 275 days, refused to climb down until the Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025, is passed and receives Presidential assent. The Bill, tabled in the Punjab Assembly on July 14, proposes life imprisonment and a fine of up to INR 10 lakh for acts of sacrilege.
14-Jul-2025
The Golden Temple in Amritsar received a bomb threat via email on July 14, prompting a swift response from Punjab Police, including the deployment of bomb squads and enhanced security measures. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) lodged a formal complaint, while Amritsar Member of Parliament (MP) Gurjeet Singh Aujla called for immediate and firm action. Authorities have assured the public that security has been intensified and urged citizens to remain calm yet vigilant.
14-Jul-2025
Punjab Police on July 14 arrested two individuals, identified as Surjit Singh and Tarun Kumar Sharma, and seized 52 grams of ICE (methamphetamine) and a SUV car from their possession, near Handesra village in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. Police stated that the accused had procured ICE from Delhi and Noida with the intention of selling them in Punjab.
13-Jul-2025
Police on July 13 arrested one individual, identified as Jaswinder Singh and seized 407 grams of heroin along with a drone battery and two propeller blades, from his possession, in Sukhwinder Singh Wali Basti village in Ferozepur district. According to the Police, the consignment was allegedly dropped via drone from across the border.
13-Jul-2025
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president and Member of Parliament (MP) Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on July 13 criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over deteriorating law and order, rise in gangster activity, and fake First Information Reports (FIRs), while speaking at ‘Save Constitution’ rally in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district.
13-Jul-2025
On July 13, Punjab Police, on day 134 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 93 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 113 drug smugglers and seized 4.2 kg of heroin, 500 grams of ganja, 120 kg of poppy husk and INR 24,210 drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
12-Jul-2025
On July 12, a key witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Harpal Kaur Bedi, told a special court in New Delhi that she was not pressured by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Sikh leaders to name former Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Jagdish Tytler. During cross-examination, she denied fabricating her testimony or falsely implicating the accused. Bedi had earlier stated that she named Tytler only in 2016, after the death of her son, for whose safety she had previously feared. The case pertains to the killing of three Sikhs—Sardar Thakur Singh, Badal Singh, and Gurcharan Singh—at Pul Bangash on November 1, 1984. The court has listed the matter for further hearing on July 21.
12-Jul-2025
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath, while flagging off the UP-Delhi Balidan Sandesh Yatra in Lucknow on July 12, stated that attempts were being made to create divisions between Hindus and Sikhs and urged people to remain vigilant. He referred to the arrest of Chhangur Baba in Balrampur, alleging that he operated a INR 100 crore religious conversion racket funded primarily from the Middle East. The Chief Minister also paid tribute to Guru Tegh Bahadur and emphasised the continued relevance of the Sikh Gurus’ sacrifices in resisting religious oppression.
12-Jul-2025
Nalagarh Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Hardeep Singh Bawa received a threatening call on July 12 from Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, warning of serious consequences if the Indian national flag was hoisted in Himachal Pradesh on Independence Day, August 15. The call originated from a UK-based number (+44 7537 121095).
12-Jul-2025
On July 12, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal met the family of slain businessman Sanjay Verma, and stated that crime had surged in Punjab since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to power, in Abohar in Fazilka district in Punjab. He accused the state government of creating an environment of fear, claiming industrialists were fleeing due to rising extortion threats.
12-Jul-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police, on July 12, recovered a packet containing pistol parts and a magazine wrapped in yellow adhesive tape from a farming field near Dal village in Tarn Taran district. The packet contained a copper wire loop and three illuminating sticks, indicating that it had been dropped by a drone.
12-Jul-2025
On July 12, Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police, recovered a packet of heroin weighing 575 grams from farming field near Kilche village in Ferozepur district.
11-Jul-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police on July 11 arrested an unidentified smuggler and seized one pistol and magazine, in Miyawali village in Tarn Taran district.
11-Jul-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF), in collaboration with the Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), arrested an unidentified smuggler on July 11 and seized 1 kg of heroin, two mobile phones, and a motorcycle from his possession near Khasa village in Amritsar district.
11-Jul-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF), in collaboration with the Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Amritsar, arrested an unidentified smuggler on July 11 and seized 1.151 kg of heroin and two mobile phones from his possession in Kakkar village in Ajnala, Amritsar district.
11-Jul-2025
Police on July 11 busted a drug supply racket by arresting three individuals — Nigam, Jaspal Singh, and Satnam Singh — and seizing 1.625 kg of heroin, three .32-bore pistols, two country-made 12-bore weapons (kattas), 13 live cartridges, and 12 mobile phones from their possession, in Dhuri, Sangrur district, Punjab. Their accomplice, Gurpreet Singh, remains at large.
11-Jul-2025
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann, on July 11 in Chandigarh, stated that legal steps were being taken to bring gangster Lawrence Bishnoi back to a Punjab jail, alleging that Bishnoi is currently operating his terror network from Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat under the protection of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
11-Jul-2025
On July 11, Punjab Police, on day 132 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” registered 85 First Information Reports (FIRs), arrested 16 drug smugglers and seized 4.5 kg of heroin and 1 kg of opium from their possession, across Punjab.
11-Jul-2025
Punjab Police on July 11 arrested three individuals, identified as Inderpal Bishnoi, Sandeep Khichad and Pawan Khichad, for providing shelter to the assailants involved in the July 7 murder of Abohar businessman Sanjay Verma, from Sriganganagar in Sriganganagar district in Rajasthan. The police revealed that a foreign-based handler had transferred INR 1.4 lakh to their bank accounts for facilitating the crime. The main assailants, Shakti, Rajinder alias Billa, and Jaskaran alias Katta, are currently absconding, while two others, Jaspreet and Ram Rattan, were killed in a police encounter. The prime suspect, Aarzoo Bishnoi alias Naveen Kumar, an aide of Lawrence Bishnoi, reportedly fled abroad.
11-Jul-2025
According to sources in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the draft Bill proposing stricter punishment for sacrilege is likely to be tabled in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on July 14 or 15, once it is finalised and approved by the Council of Ministers.
11-Jul-2025
Police on July 11 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Bikramjit Singh, and seized a 9mm Austrian-made Glock pistol and a Pakistan-made ‘star mark’ pistol from his possession near Bhagtanwala grain market in Amritsar district. He sustained a bullet injury to his leg during a brief encounter while attempting to flee. Singh is the prime accused in a June 11 firing incident near Neshta village, linked to the recovery of 5 kg of heroin.
11-Jul-2025
Kapurthala Police on July 11 arrested two individuals, identified as Ramandeep Singh alias Raman and Daljit Singh alias Baba, and seized three imported 9mm pistols, two .32-bore pistols, one .32-bore revolver, a .12-bore gun, a large quantity of ammunition, and two vehicles from their possession near Mand Dhilwan village in Kapurthala district. Ramandeep Singh sustained a bullet injury to his leg while attempting to escape during the recovery operation and is currently under medical observation at Kapurthala Civil Hospital.
10-Jul-2025
Police on July 10 demolished the house and property of a drug peddler, identified as Saurav Partap alias Sunny, in the Kot Khalsa area of Amritsar district, Punjab. Authorities stated that the house was constructed using drug money and was in violation of municipal building bylaws. The property was registered in the name of his wife, Savita Partap. Sunny, who is currently absconding, has around 25 criminal cases against him, including several under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. His daughter, Muskan, and brother, Aditya Partap, were also arrested on similar charges following the recovery of 6 kg of opium, 8 kg of heroin, 2 kg of a chemical used in heroin manufacturing, and a pistol.
10-Jul-2025
On July 10, Punjab Police, on day 131 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 92 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 129 drug smugglers and seized 4.2 kg of heroin, 509 grams of opium and INR 23,370 drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
10-Jul-2025
Amritsar city police on July 10 arrested a Hawala racketeer, identified as Laxman alias Lucky, in connection with the 60 kg of heroin seizure made on June 30, in Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Laxman claimed he was unaware that the funds he transferred were linked to the drug trade, stating he acted on instructions from his employer with ties to Dubai, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
10-Jul-2025
Punjab Police on July 10 arrested a gangster, identified as Amritpal Singh and seized one country-made pistol with magazine and two cartridges from his possession, in Patti city in Tarn Taran district.
10-Jul-2025
On July 10, during the first day of the special session of the Punjab Assembly in Chandigarh, political leaders across party lines addressed the alleged involvement of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in the murder of Abohar-based businessman Sanjay Verma. Outside the House, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, including Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of shielding Bishnoi for political gain. Cheema alleged that the BJP was using criminal elements to destabilise opposition-ruled states and claimed that the Gujarat government was protecting Bishnoi, who is currently lodged in a Gujarat jail. In response, BJP and Congress leaders blamed the AAP government for Punjab’s deteriorating law and order situation.
10-Jul-2025
On July 10, security was heightened outside comedian Kapil Sharma’s residence in Mumbai, Maharashtra, following the shooting incident at his newly opened café in Surrey, Canada. Mumbai Police personnel were deployed in the Oshiwara area as a precautionary measure.
10-Jul-2025
Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Gagret, Rakesh Kalia, on July 11 lodged a police complaint after receiving a threatening phone call on the evening of July 10 from the banned Khalistani terror outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ). The caller, who identified himself as the head of SFJ, threatened to assassinate both Kalia and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, and claimed that the state would be turned into Khalistan. According to police officials, the threat was made to Kalia’s personal phone.
09-Jul-2025
On July 9, Gurjeet Singh Khalsa marked the 272nd day of his tower-top protest demanding stringent anti-sacrilege laws in Punjab, in Samana in Patiala district. Khalsa’s campaign has catalysed widespread support, prompting the state government to draft the Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scripture(s) Act, 2025. The revised draft, submitted on July 3, awaits the governor’s assent, as public pressure mounts in light of Khalsa’s deteriorating health.
09-Jul-2025
The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) on July 9 foiled a terror plot orchestrated by Pakistan-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Harwinder Rinda, and recovered two AK-47 rifles and 16 cartridges, two magazines and two PS-86 hand grenades near Gazikot village in Gurdaspur district.
09-Jul-2025
The Delhi Government announced a grand commemoration of Guru Tegh Bahadur’s martyrdom at the Red Fort in November, 2025, the first such event at the historic site, in New Delhi. The two-day tribute will include a light and sound show, Kirtan Darbar, exhibitions, and academic outreach.
09-Jul-2025
The Delhi Police have cleared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a case related to his remarks on the condition of Sikhs in India, made during a speech in the United States (US) in September 2024. After reviewing the content of the speech, police concluded that Gandhi's comments did not target any specific community or constitute a cognisable offence. They further noted that the speech was delivered outside India and thus fell beyond their jurisdiction, effectively closing the case.
09-Jul-2025
Police on July 9 arrested a woman, identified as Kirandeep Kaur and seized 28 grams of heroin from her possession, during a search at Kapurthala Modern Jail in Kapurthala district.
09-Jul-2025
On July 9, Punjab Police, on day 130 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign registered 105 First Information Reports (FIRs), arrested 142 drug smugglers and seized 3.5 kg of heroin, 1.5 kg of opium, and INR 1.19 lakh in drug money from their possession, across Punjab.