KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
22-May-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) on May 22 recovered a drone from Kilche village in Ferozepur district. The recovered drone was a DJI Mavic-3 Classic model.
22-May-2025
Punjab Police on May 22 demolished illegal properties belonging to two drug smugglers, identified as Jagpreet alias Jagga and Satnam, which had been constructed on Panchayat land in Dharar village, Amritsar district, Punjab
22-May-2025
On May 22, Punjab Police, on day 82 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 79 First Information Reports (FIRs), arrested 101 drug smugglers and recovered 15.9 kg of heroin, 102 kg of poppy husk and INR 25.52 lakhs drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
22-May-2025
Ferozepur Police on May 22 busted a drug smuggling module, and arrested three operatives, identified as Karan Kumar alias Ghanni, Rohit Bhatti, and Aakashdeep alias Aakash, and seized 12.07 kg of heroin and INR 25.12 lakhs in drug and hawala money, in Ferozepur in Ferozepur district. Preliminary investigations suggest cross-border links with Pakistan-based operatives using drones for narcotics delivery.
22-May-2025
Amritsar Police on May 22 arrested three individuals—Kanwalpreet Singh, Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja, and Wasan Singh—and seized one revolver and a stolen car following a brief encounter in Amritsar district. Police stated that the trio, wanted in multiple criminal cases across several districts, had snatched the vehicle during a citywide blackout triggered by Operation Sindoor and cross-border attacks.
22-May-2025
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, while addressing a rally in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on May 22, warned Pakistan against fostering terrorism, stating that it would be forced to "beg for every penny" if such actions continued. He revealed that Pakistan had attempted to target the Nal Air Force Station, but India’s armed forces thwarted the attack and launched a decisive counter-strike, destroying Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan air base during Operation Sindoor.
22-May-2025
Mohali Police, on May 22 arrested one of the accused behind firing outside the residence of music producer Pinky Dhaliwal on May 15, identified as Ankit Rana, and seized the stolen motorcycle used in the crime, in Mohali in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. Rana is linked to the Kala Rana gang, and was tracked down with the help of CCTV footage and human intelligence.
21-May-2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on May 21, arrested an associate of two Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF)-linked terror operatives involved in a grenade attack on a temple, identified as Bhagwant Singh alias Manna Bhatti, in Akalgarh village in Amritsar district. According to the NIA, Bhagwant had concealed the grenade used in the attack and received terror funds in his bank account.
21-May-2025
Punjab Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh, while speaking during an anti-drug campaign in Rohti Basta Singh village in Patiala district on May 21, criticised the Central Government for its handling of cross-border drug smuggling. He questioned its failure to intercept Pakistan-origin drones despite possessing the technological capability to counter similar threats.
21-May-2025
Police on May 21 arrested two drug smugglers, identified as Hardeep Singh and Abhishek, and seized 181 kg of poppy husk from their possession, in Kiratpur Sahib in Rupnagar district.
21-May-2025
Police on May 21 arrested one drug smuggler, identified as Babandeep Singh and seized 240 psychotropic drug pills from his possession, in Ramgarh Manda village in Rupnagar district.
21-May-2025
Police on May 21 demolished houses of eight unidentified drug peddlers who had illegally encroached on government land, in Rohti Channa village in Nabha in Patiala district.
21-May-2025
Police, on May 21, demolished the houses of one drug smuggler, identified as Surjit Singh alias Tota in Toti village in Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district in Punjab. According to Police, Surjit Singh and his family have a long history in drug trafficking, with 18 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act registered against them.
21-May-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) on May 21 recovered a drone near Palha Megha village in Ferozepur district in Punjab. The recovered drone was a DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
21-May-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) on May 21 recovered a drone near Gendu Kilcha village in Ferozepur district in Punjab. The recovered drone was a DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
21-May-2025
Delhi Chief Minister (CM) Rekha Gupta, on May 21, flagged off the Khalsa Tiranga Yatra from Talkatora Stadium to celebrate the valour of the Indian armed forces. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from Sikh youth, who rode with the national flag and raised patriotic slogans across Delhi.
21-May-2025
Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff of Kapurthala on May 21 arrested a drug smuggler, identified as Tarshbir Singh, and seized 130 grams of heroin and INR 70 in cash from his possession, in Lakhkan Kalan village in Kapurthala district.
21-May-2025
Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs, on May 21 lifted the five-year-old ban on preacher Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale after he appeared before the five Jathedars and sought forgiveness for the alleged misinterpretation of Gurbani, in Amritsar.
21-May-2025
Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, in a statement on May 21, accused India of orchestrating the recent suicide attack on a school bus in Balochistan. He also blamed the Indian intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), labelling the incident as an example of “state-sponsored terrorism,” and accused the Modi government of fueling regional instability through what he termed Hindutva extremism rooted in Ayodhya and Nagpur.
21-May-2025
On May 21, Punjab Police, on day 81 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 104 FIRs, arrested 150 drug smugglers and recovered 7.2 kg of heroin, 297 kg of poppy husk and INR 2.41 lakhs of drug money from their possession across Punjab.