KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
09-Jul-2025
Kapurthala police on July 9 arrested a woman, identified as Meeko and seized 40 grams of heroin from her possession, near Lakhan Kalan village in Kapurthala district.
09-Jul-2025
Subhanpur police on July 9 arrested two individuals, identified as Varinder Singh alias Mangli and his associate Ravipal, and seized 40 grams of heroin from their possession, near Subhanpur chowk in Subhanpur village in Kapurthala district.
09-Jul-2025
According to police sources, extortion in Punjab is being driven by organised crime networks led by gangsters such as Lawrence Bishnoi, Satinderjit Singh Brar alias Goldy Brar, and Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dala. These groups operate through encrypted communication apps, hawala channels, and international safe havens, and are involved in extortion, contract killings, and drug trafficking—often in collaboration with banned terrorist organisations. A series of recent high-profile cases has underscored the surge in gang-related violence, prompting Punjab Police and the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) to intensify enforcement operations.
09-Jul-2025
Jaipur Police on July 9 busted an international gold smuggling network, and arrested three operatives identified as Suraj Gurjar, Imran, and Bhawani Singh, and seized crucial evidence linking the network to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, including details of a 12.467 kg gold consignment smuggled through Jaipur Airport, in Jaipur in Rajasthan. The accused used extortion funds to purchase gold abroad, smuggled it into India, and sold it at inflated prices to finance criminal activities across multiple Indian states and foreign countries, with proceeds used to acquire weapons, fund fugitives, and buy benami properties.
09-Jul-2025
Kap’s Café, a newly opened restaurant owned by popular Indian comedian and actor Kapil Sharma, came under gunfire attack on July 9 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. At least eight shots were fired at the premises while staff were inside; however, no injuries were reported. A Khalistani terrorist identified as Harjit Singh Laddi—an operative of the banned outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)—claimed responsibility for the attack, citing alleged remarks by Sharma about Nihangs as the motive.
08-Jul-2025
Police on July 8 revealed that two accused facilitators in the murder of Abohar businessman Sanjay Verma—identified as Jaspreet Singh and Ram Rattan—were killed in cross-firing during a weapon recovery operation near Peer Tibba in Abohar, Fazilka district, Punjab. A .30 bore pistol and several empty shells were recovered from the scene.
08-Jul-2025
Delhi Cabinet Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa accused former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of operating on a foundation of 'lies and corruption' and alleged that the party has links to banned separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, in an interview with IANS on July 8. Referring to Pannun’s public claims of having provided large sums of money to Kejriwal, Sirsa criticised the AAP leader’s failure to issue any denial or clarification.
08-Jul-2025
Police on July 8 arrested a key operative of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, identified as Himanshu Sood, and seized a .30 bore PX3 pistol with four live cartridges and a .32 pistol with three live cartridges from his possession in Amritsar district. Acting on the directions of Dubai-based handler Namit Sharma, Sood was allegedly involved in a recent firing incident in Haridwar and had been tasked with carrying out further attacks in Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Kapurthala.
08-Jul-2025
Punjab Police on July 8 busted an international drug cartel by arresting six drug smugglers—identified as Lakhvir Singh, Rohit Kumar, Gurcharan Singh, Akash Marwaha, Ranjodh Singh, and Prabhjot Singh—and seizing 40 kg of heroin and a car from their possession near Mehna Chowk in Bathinda district. Preliminary investigations suggest the consignment was sent by Pakistan-based handlers for distribution across Punjab.
08-Jul-2025
On July 8, Punjab Police, on day 129 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign registered 84 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 111 drug smugglers and seized 41.3 kg of heroin, 1.7 kg of opium and INR 23,980 drug money from their possession, accorss Punjab.
08-Jul-2025
Police on July 8 arrested a youth, identified as Mohit, and seized 500 grams of heroin from his possession near Mubarikpur in Dera Bassi in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district in Punjab. Police revealed that Mohit was residing as a tenant in Zirakpur and allegedly involved in heroin supply across Zirakpur and Dera Bassi areas.
08-Jul-2025
Member of Parliament (MP) Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa marked his first year in the 18th Lok Sabha with what he described as mixed feelings, stating in an interview with Hindustan Times that some members appeared reluctant to allow him to speak, fearing he would raise only radical issues. Khalsa expressed dissatisfaction with the limited number of Lok Sabha sittings, arguing that important public concerns often go unheard. Emphasising the need for systemic reform, he asserted that every MP should be guaranteed time to speak.
07-Jul-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) on July 7 recovered a pistol with a magazine from a farming field near Daoke village in Amritsar district.
07-Jul-2025
Former Congress Member of Parliament Sajjan Kumar on July 7 recorded his statement before a Delhi court in connection with two cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Janakpuri and Vikaspuri, in New Delhi. Denying all charges, Kumar claimed he was being falsely implicated and accused investigation agencies of bias.
07-Jul-2025
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, in an interview with ANI, described Khalistani extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun as a Pakistani agent funded by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), alleging that Pannun thrives on media attention and that Pakistan sponsors anti-India protests abroad. Responding to political questions, Sirsa dismissed the claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lacks Sikh support, citing his own electoral victory as evidence. He also criticised the Congress for its role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
07-Jul-2025
Jalandhar Rural Police on July 7 arrested two gangsters, identified as Ajay alias Baja and Lakhwinder Singh, and seized 110 narcotic pills, two .32 bore pistols, five cartridges, and a motorcycle from their possession, in Shahkot, Jalandhar district, following a brief encounter. The duo, wanted in multiple cases of extortion, robbery, and attempted murder, opened fire on the police before being injured and hospitalised. Preliminary investigations revealed they were acting under the direction of handlers Joginder Joga, Navdeep Kahlwan, and Jarmanjit Singh, based in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US).
07-Jul-2025
On July 7, Punjab Police, on day 128 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign registered 78 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 110 drug smugglers and seized 3.8 kg of heroin, 5 kg of opium and 906 kg of poppy husk from their possession, across Punjab.
07-Jul-2025
On July 7, three unidentified individuals hurled petrol bombs at the gate of a house in causing a fire in Gandhi Mohalla in Jalandhar in Jalandhar district in Punjab. The house owner Hansraj’s wife, Parminder Kaur, said she was inside with her younger son when the attack occurred. CCTV footage captured the suspects setting fuel-filled bottles alight before throwing them at the property.
07-Jul-2025
On July 7, Sanjay Verma, a renowned cloth merchant, was shot dead in broad daylight outside his showroom in Abohar, Fazilka district, Punjab, in a suspected gang-linked extortion case. Gangster Aarzoo Bishnoi, an associate of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, later claimed responsibility for the killing through a social media post.
07-Jul-2025
Police on July 7 arrested Lovjit Kaur, the sister-in-law of notorious gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria while she was attempting to flee to Australia, at Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar district in Punjab. She had been named in a recent murder case linked to gangster Gurpreet Singh alias Gora Bariar, and a Lookout Circular had been issued against her.
07-Jul-2025
According to sources, in a major revelation during his custodial interrogation, 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana, who was extradited from the United States (US) on April 10, 2025, confessed to being a trusted asset of the Pakistan Army and admitted to conducting reconnaissance for the Mumbai attacks. He confirmed the involvement of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in planning and executing the 2008 terror strike.
06-Jul-2025
Police on July 6 arrested three individuals, identified as Gurlal Singh, Khushpreet Singh and Gurmandeep Singh, following a gunfight, in attempted murder case of a Moga doctor Dr Aniljeet Kamboj, and seized two .30 bore pistols with 10 cartridges, one .32 bore pistol with three cartridges and a car from their possession, in Moga in Moga district.
06-Jul-2025
Police on July 6 arrested an individual, identified as Gurpreet Singh Ranian and seized 100 kg of poppy husk from his possession, near Ranian village in Ludhiana district
06-Jul-2025
Police on July 6 arrested two individuals, identified as Bikram and Karan Kumar, and seized 150 grams of heroin from their possession, in Sudhar in Ludhiana district.
06-Jul-2025
Jamalpur police on July 6 arrested an individual, identified as Sunny Kumar and seized 7 grams of heroin from his possession, near Pahruwal village in Ludhiana district.
06-Jul-2025
On July 6, Giani Raghbir Singh, the estranged former head granthi of the Golden Temple, extended support to acting Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj amid ongoing tensions with the 'Panj Pyaras' of Takht Patna Sahib, in Amritsar district. Singh, who had distanced himself from his successor after being removed as Jathedar, honoured Giani Gargaj with a robe of honour and prasad at the Golden Temple. The Akal Takht secretariat described the gesture as a show of support for Gargaj’s authority and a rejection of the Patna Sahib edict declaring Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal guilty of religious misconduct.
06-Jul-2025
On July 6, the decomposed body of 26-year-old kabaddi player Gurbhej Singh was found within the Shahkot police station complex in Jalandhar district. He had been reported missing since July 4. Police suggested that his death may have resulted from an insect or snake bite. However, Gurbhej’s family and some observers have alleged foul play and suspect a possible cover-up.
06-Jul-2025
On July 6, Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), led by Tarsem Singh—the father of jailed Khalistani radical preacher and Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament (MP) Amritpal Singh—announced its intention to contest the upcoming Tarn Taran assembly by-election. The party is reportedly in talks with Paramjit Kaur Khalra, widow of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, as a potential candidate. While Tarsem Singh stated that a final decision has not yet been made, he expressed confidence in strong public support, citing Amritpal Singh’s recent electoral victory in Khadoor Sahib.
06-Jul-2025
Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Ravinder Singh, raised alarm over the deepening divisions within the Sikh community—particularly among the Takht Jathedars—and called for the restoration of Panthic leadership through a transparent, collective 'Panchayat'-style model rooted in Sikh ideals. In a statement, he urged the Panth to refocus on the central authority of Akal Takht Sahib and warned that failure to return to core values could lead to the permanent weakening of Sikh leadership.
06-Jul-2025
Punjab Police on July 6 arrested a mother-son duo, identified as Charanjit Kaur and her son Balwinder Singh, and seized 1.8 kg of heroin, two mobile phones, and a motorcycle from their possession in Nihale Wale village, Ferozepur district. Police revealed that the family was operating a heroin smuggling racket with links to Pakistan, and one of Kaur’s other sons is already in jail on similar charges.
06-Jul-2025
Amritsar Rural Police on July 6 arrested one individual, identified as Ravinder Singh and seized 1.227 kg of ICE drug (methamphetamine), a Glock pistol, an unregistered Hyundai i20 car and a mobile phone from his possession, near Jagdev Khurd village in Ajnala in Amritsar district. Police stated that Ravinder Singh and his associate, Armandeep Singh, who managed to escaped, were linked to Pakistani smugglers and involved in large-scale drug trafficking.
06-Jul-2025
On July 6, Punjab Police on day 127 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign registered 105 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 143 drug smugglers and seized 3.5 kg of heroin, 1.5 kg of opium and INR 54,750 drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
06-Jul-2025
Moga Police, in a joint operation with the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) and Counter-Intelligence (CI), on July 6, arrested three unidentified operatives of Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh alias Landa’s gang and seized two .30 bore pistols with 10 live cartridges, one .32 bore pistol with three live cartridges, and a car from their possession in Moga district. The arrests foiled a plot to assassinate Dr. Aniljeet Kamboj.
06-Jul-2025
According to sources, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal has been declared 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct) by Takht Patna Sahib, one of Sikhism's five highest temporal seats, for repeatedly ignoring summons and allegedly interfering in its internal affairs. The announcement was made by Takht Patna Sahib Jathedar Giani Baldev Singh after Badal failed to appear before the Panj Pyaras despite being summoned twice—in late May and again in mid-June 2025. In response, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami criticised the decision as an overreach, stating that Takht Patna Sahib had acted beyond its jurisdiction and risked sowing confusion and discord within the Sikh community.
05-Jul-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on July 5 recovered one packet of heroin weighing 574 grams from fields near Rajoke village in Tarn Taran district.
05-Jul-2025
On July 5, Punjab Police, on day 126 of its drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” registered 91 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 139 drug smugglers and seized 6.9 kg of heroin, 6.1 kg of opium and INR 1.19 lakh drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
05-Jul-2025
Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Amritsar police on July 5 busted a cross-border narco-smuggling module with links to Pakistan and arrested four of its operatives identified as Resham Singh, Gurpinder Singh, Rooppreet Singh and Shubhkar Manjit Singh, and seized 5 kg of heroin along with a Mahindra Thar car and a Hero Splendor motorcycle, in Amritsar in Amritsar district. The Police revealed that the accused were acting on the directions of a Pakistan based smuggler named Kaka, who used drones to drop narcotics across the border for further distribution within Punjab.
05-Jul-2025
On July 5, Jugraj Singh, the younger brother of gangster Jagrup Singh Rupa—one of the shooters involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala—was shot dead by three unidentified men in Chanan Ke village, Amritsar district. Police suspect the killing is linked to the ongoing rivalry between the Bambiha and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gangs.
05-Jul-2025
Chandigarh Police on July 5 filed a chargesheet against three operatives of the Khalistani terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), identified as Harwant Singh, Sumandeep Singh, and Jobanjit Singh, who were allegedly planning a major terror attack in Chandigarh. Police revealed that Harwant Singh is a close aide of U.S.-based terrorist Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia, and Pakistan-based Harwinder Singh Rinda.
05-Jul-2025
On July 5, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami and Akal Takht acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj paid tributes to Khalistani terrorists Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Gajinder Singh during an event organised by radical groups, including Dal Khalsa, to mark their death anniversaries at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar district. During the event, the organisers also urged the SGPC to install portraits of the two individuals in the Central Sikh Museum.
04-Jul-2025
On July 4, Punjab Police, on the 125th day of its 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' campaign, registered 79 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 101 drug smugglers, and seized 2.3 kg of heroin, 520 grams of opium, and INR 8,270 in drug money across Punjab.
04-Jul-2025
The Gharinda police on July 4 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 700 grams after a suspect, identified as Jai Vijay, fled on foot when his motorcycle slipped near Chak Mukand bridge in Chak Mukand village, Amritsar district. A case has been registered against him, and efforts are underway to arrest him.
04-Jul-2025
The Gharinda police, on July 4, acting on a tip-off about suspicious activity, recovered a packet of heroin weighing 562 grams from near a drain in Bhaini Rajputa village, Amritsar district.
04-Jul-2025
Amritsar Police on July 4 busted an inter-state narco-hawala syndicate and an international narco-arms module with links to Malaysia and Pakistan by arresting nine individuals—identified as Jaspreet Singh Chauhan, Harpreet Singh, Tejbir Singh, Danish, Saloni, Jobanpreet Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Abdul Rehman, and Pardeep Pintu—and seizing 1.15 kg of heroin, five sophisticated pistols, and INR 9.7 lakh in drug money from their possession in Amritsar district.
04-Jul-2025
On July 4, Dr. Aniljeet Kamboj was critically injured when two unidentified men, posing as patients, opened fire on him inside Harbans Nursing Home in Kot Ise Khan, Moga district, Punjab. Dr. Kamboj, who had reportedly received extortion threats in the past, was rushed to a private hospital in Moga town, where he remains on a ventilator. Police have formed multiple teams to investigate the incident.
04-Jul-2025
On July 4, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) organised a religious programme at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar district to commemorate the attack on the shrine by the then government during the Punjabi Suba Morcha on July 4, 1955. The event featured Gurbani Kirtan, Ardas, and a Hukamnama, with SGPC officials condemning the Congress government's actions during the agitation.
04-Jul-2025
According to sources, the Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, based in New Delhi and chaired by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Radhamohan Das Agarwal, recently conducted an extensive six-hour discussion on cybercrime. During the session, members focused on the circulation of anti-India videos by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Khalistani terrorist and chief of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ). Intelligence officials informed the committee that, in coordination with United States agencies, efforts are underway to block such content and that a broader policy is being formulated to take down offensive anti-India websites
04-Jul-2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 4 conducted a raid at the residence of an individual identified as Sunny, who has links to Khalistani networks, and seized several electronic devices, including computer hard drives, mobile phones, and financial documents, in Dharamshala, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh (HP). Sunny, accused of fraud, money laundering, and terror financing, is also alleged to have defrauded people with false promises of foreign travel.
04-Jul-2025
Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal on July 4 condemned the death threats allegedly issued by foreign-based Khalistani terrorists Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, chief of the banned terror outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), and wanted terrorist Harvinder Singh Rinda, calling it part of a wider 'digital terror' campaign, in Phagwara, Kapurthala district, Punjab.
03-Jul-2025
On July 3, the Punjab and Haryana High Court expressed grave concern over the escalating drug crisis, noting a dangerous shift from traditional narcotics to highly potent synthetic substances such as cocaine and heroin. The court linked the proliferation of these drugs to international crime syndicates, rising violence, corruption, and money laundering. Emphasising the immense economic and social costs, the court called for the strictest judicial response under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.