KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
08-Aug-2025
On August 8, the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) rejected proposed amendments to the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Act, 2014, citing lack of consultation by the state government. The changes would transfer the power to remove members to the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission and route appeals directly to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. HSGMC president Jagdish Singh Jhinda said the committee would boycott the amendments and hold a Sikh Sammelan before August 22 to seek community feedback.
08-Aug-2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on August 8 raided 13 locations linked to gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Vishal Pachar, seizing illegal weapons, narcotics, electronics, documents, and cash across Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh, and Dausa districts in Rajasthan. Some suspects were reportedly detained for questioning.
08-Aug-2025
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Punjab Police on August 8 carried out a high-risk raid on drug trafficker Sunny Singh’s hideout, and arrested one of his accomplices Devinder Singh alias Babbu, in Gorsian Khan Mohammad village in Ludhiana district. Sunny Singh and others managed to escape, and a police manhunt is underway.
08-Aug-2025
Punjab Police on August 8 conducted a massive state-wide security and anti-drug crackdown, carrying out coordinated checks at 151 railway stations and detaining 72 suspicious persons across Punjab.
08-Aug-2025
On August 8, Punjab Police, on day 160 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign registered 59 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 96 drug smugglers and seized 1.2 kilograms of heroin, 1.1 kilograms of opium, 12,627 intoxicant pills, and INR 2.3 lakh in drug-related cash from the possession of the smugglers across Punjab.
08-Aug-2025
According to sources, the Mumbai Crime Branch plans to question comedian Kapil Sharma again following the second firing incident at his Kap’s Café in Surrey, Canada, and an “open threat” allegedly issued by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The questioning may take place in person or over the phone for security reasons, and officials are also considering extending protection to Sharma.
08-Aug-2025
Police on August 8 arrested seven individuals, Harmanpreet Singh, Taranvir Singh, Natish Bhatti, Gurnur Singh, Navjot Singh, Harman Singh, and Amarinder Singh — for firing at a house in Hassanpur village — and seized three country-made pistols, a magazine, a Bolero jeep, and a motorcycle possession in Hassanpur village in Sangrur district.
07-Aug-2025
Between August 7 and 11, Punjab Police arrested 15 unidentified smugglers and seized 305.80 grams of heroin and 15 intoxicating capsules in Jalandhar in Jalandhar district.
07-Aug-2025
Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, chief of the banned terror outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), on August 7 issued a video message threatening to assassinate Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Independence Day in Faridkot in Faridkot district.
07-Aug-2025
The Amritsar Commissionerate Police on August 7 arrested four individuals, identified as Akashdeep Singh alias Akash, Ramanpreet Singh, Pratap Singh, and Sarbjit Singh alias Babbal and seized two 9 mm PX5 pistols, two 9 mm Glocks, and three .30-bore pistols from their possession in Chheharta Sahib, Amritsar district. Police stated that the accused were in direct contact with Pakistan-based smugglers and had been receiving arms consignments along the Indo-Pak border. The weapons were intended for supply to local gangsters, with operations coordinated from villages near the international border.
07-Aug-2025
The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in collaboration with Tarn Taran police on August 7 successfully foiled a major terror plot orchestrated by Pakistan-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and Lakhbir Singh alias Landa, and neutralised an improvised explosive device (IED), pushed from Pakistan near Naushera Pannuan village in Tarn Taran district.
07-Aug-2025
Jalandhar Police on August 7 conducted targeted operations at multiple locations across Jalandhar city, and arrested 16 individuals, seized 46 grams of heroin, 61 intoxicant tablets and 36,000 ml of illegal liquor along with one car and one motorcycle in Jalandhar in Jalandhar district.
06-Aug-2025
Jalandhar Police on August 6 arrested two Punjab police constables, identified as Navpreet Singh and Navdeep Singh and seized 15 grams of heroin from their possession, near Rama Mandi area in Jalandhar in Jalandhar district. Both were posted at the Punjab Armed Police (PAP) headquarters and were arrested following leads from the arrest of two drug peddlers.
06-Aug-2025
On August 6, five outsiders, including Lawrence Bishnoi gang associate Braham Dutt, along with Vishal, Vikash, Anand Yadav, and Kshitij, were found on the Panjab University (PU) campus in Chandigarh ahead of student body elections. The group was detained by police after being spotted near the law auditorium in a car with Punjab registration plates. Braham Dutt, who has seven First Information Reports (FIRs) against him, was previously arrested in a shooting case linked to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
06-Aug-2025
On August 6 in Amritsar, the five Sikh high priests pronounced tankhaah (religious punishment) on Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains for participating in a dance performance during a July 24 event in Srinagar marking the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur. The high priests directed Bains to undertake a series of religious tasks, including barefoot pilgrimages, sewa at gurdwaras, and offering karah parshad, as spiritual atonement for violating Sikh maryada. Bains accepted the punishment and stated that he would comply with the directives.
06-Aug-2025
On the intervening night of August 6 and 7, pro-Khalistan slogans were spray-painted on the boundary walls of Khalsa College, the district courts, and a temple in Amritsar in Amritsar district. Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, chief of the banned terror outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), claimed responsibility via a video message.
05-Aug-2025
Delhi Police on August 5 arrested a key member of the Tillu Tajpuriya gang, identified as Manjeet alias Dada and seized a pistol with three live rounds, a stolen motorcycle and a mobile phone from his possession, near Sarojini Nagar in South West Delhi district in Delhi.
05-Aug-2025
Sidhu Moose Wala’s mother, Charan Kaur, on August 5 revealed that unidentified assailants had fired shots at her late son’s statue in Dabwali, Sirsa district, Haryana. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the attack, with gang members Goldy Dhillon and Arzoo Bishnoi stating that those portraying Moose Wala as a martyr were misleading the public and warning of dire consequences for such acts.
05-Aug-2025
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson and former Delhi Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) RP Singh, on August 5, issued a strong statement against Canada, accusing it of enabling extremism by allowing the establishment of a so-called “Khalistan Embassy” in Surrey. Describing it as a “serpentarium,” Singh said the move had turned Canadian soil into a breeding ground for separatist forces and warned that such actions threaten international diplomatic norms. Citing the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, he argued that recognising missions of imaginary separatist states constitutes a direct violation of international law, not an exercise in free speech. Singh urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to lodge a strong protest and demanded immediate clarification and action from the Canadian government.
05-Aug-2025
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami, on August 5 in Amritsar, strongly criticised the government for granting fresh parole to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, while several Sikh prisoners who have completed their sentences remain incarcerated. Calling the repeated release of Ram Rahim a reflection of discriminatory policies, Dhami questioned why special provisions were being extended to a convicted criminal, while justice continued to be denied to Sikh detainees.