KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
17-Feb-2025
Indian national Mandeep Singh, among 116 illegal immigrants deported by the United States (US), on February 17 recounted his harrowing journey via the 'donkey' route outside Amritsar airport. Arrested on January 27 at the US-Mexico border, he described facing crocodiles, snakes, and starvation in Panama’s jungles. Singh, a Sikh, was also forced to trim his beard. He paid INR 60 lakh to agents, traveling through multiple countries before reaching Tijuana, Mexico. The US, under President Donald Trump, has intensified its crackdown on illegal immigration, deporting 332 Indians so far.
17-Feb-2025
The Delhi Police on February 17 informed the Supreme Court (SC) that it would file appeals in six cases related to acquittals in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. This decision followed the court's questioning of delays in challenging these acquittals. The petitions will be tagged with a 2016 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by former Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) member S. Gurlad Singh Kahlon. Senior advocate H.S. Phoolka emphasized lapses in investigations and prosecutions, calling for a fresh probe and disciplinary action against officials involved.
17-Feb-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on February 17 recovered two packets of heroin weighing 1 kg near the Lakha Singh Wala border outpost along the Indo-Pakistan border, in Ferozepur district.
16-Feb-2025
Sources indicate that India is likely to witness multiple high-profile extraditions of wanted criminals from the United States (US) in the coming months, based on a list shared by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with US officials. The list includes Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Goldy Brar—accused in Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder—and Anmol Bishnoi, currently detained in Iowa, US. Several others linked to Khalistani separatist activities, including Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa, are also under scrutiny. Many of these criminals frequently move between the US and Canada, exploiting legal loopholes to evade law enforcement. However, growing India-US cooperation is expected to accelerate their extradition.
16-Feb-2025
Ludhiana Police on February 16 arrested Gurwinder Singh, who was deported from the United States (US), over pending non-bailable warrants in a 2021 snatching case in Meharban village, Ludhiana district. He was among the second batch of deportees who landed at Amritsar International Airport on February 15 and was detained for verification at Meharban police station.
16-Feb-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on February 16 recovered one packet of heroin weighing 550 grams, along with a drone, from fields near Roranwala Khurd village in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was a DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
16-Feb-2025
The Amritsar (Rural) police on February 16 arrested a man, identified as Satnam Singh and seized banned 3200 Pregabalin capsules from his possession in Jodhe village in Baba Bakala in Amritsar district.
16-Feb-2025
The Police on February 16 arrested four individuals, identified as Ahmad Pall Singh alias Palli, Satnam Singh alias Satta, Baljit Singh alias Laddi and Balwinder Singh alias Kala, and seized 80 grams of heroin, along with a stolen Maruti Zen car, from their possession, in Chandigarh.
16-Feb-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on February 16 arrested one unidentified drug smuggler and seized two packets of heroin weighing 1.56 kg, in Chak Bal village in Ajnala in Amritsar district.
16-Feb-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on February 16 arrested one unidentified drug smuggler and seized two packets heroin weighing 1.095 kg and a mobile phone, in Khalra village in Tarn Taran district.
16-Feb-2025
Wahabwala police on February 16 arrested a tea stall vendor, identified as Kundan Singh and seized 310 grams of poppy husk and INR 7,460 in drug money from his possession, in Khubban village in Fazilka district. The practice of selling poppy husk has reportedly spread from the Sadulshehar in Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan, to local tea stalls in Fazilka district.
16-Feb-2025
According to sources, amid two rounds of deportations of Indians living illegally in the US, Indian authorities are preparing to hand over a list of 10 gangsters, including Goldy Brar, Anmol Bishnoi, Dharam Kahlon, Gaurav Patial alias Lucky Patial, Amrit Baal, Harjot Singh Gill, Darmanjit Singh, and Randeep, to US security agencies. The move aims to target criminals hiding in the US and follows the US's decision to extradite 26/11 Mumbai terror accused Tahawur Rana. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) compiled the list under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), including criminal dossiers and extradition efforts.
15-Feb-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on February 15 recovered two packets of heroin weighing 1 kg from fields near Dona Rahmat Wala village in Ferozepur district.
15-Feb-2025
According to sources, at least 24 Sikh deportees were forced to remove their turbans by US authorities before being sent back to India on a military plane that landed on February 15 at Amritsar airport. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) condemned the act as an insult to Sikh religious sentiments and provided cloth to cover the deportees’ heads upon arrival. SGPC officials and Punjab’s NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal urged External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to raise the issue with his US counterpart.
15-Feb-2025
The anti-gangster task force (AGTF) of Punjab Police on February 15 arrested four associates of the Gurpreet Sekhon gang—Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, Lovejeet Sharma alias Lavi, Vinod Kumar alias Skill Sharma, and Gagandeep Singh—and seized a .32 bore pistol, six cartridges, and a car from their possession in Dhanaula, Barnala district. The accused were involved in the murder of history-sheeter Overseer Singh alias Satinder Singh alias Satti in Bhai Rupa village, Bathinda district, on February 5. Gurpreet Singh and Vinod Kumar were arrested in Dhanaula, while Gagandeep Singh and Lovejeet Sharma were detained in Rampura Phul, Bathinda district.
15-Feb-2025
According to sources, a United States (US) plane carrying 119 Indian nationals deported for illegally entering the country is scheduled to land on the night of February 15, with another flight expected on February 16 at Amritsar airport in Punjab. Among the deportees, 67 are from Punjab, 33 from Haryana, and the rest from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Goa, Himachal Pradesh (HP), and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The deportations are part of a crackdown initiated under former US President Donald Trump’s administration.
15-Feb-2025
The Fazilka Police on February 15 arrested a drug peddler, Karnail Singh, and seized 35,400 Alprazolam 0.5 mg tablets from his possession in Bhai Mati Dass Colony, Fazilka district, Punjab.
15-Feb-2025
The police on February 15 arrested three smugglers, identified as Ramikshan alias Muchhad, Sandeep, and Rajveer and seized 90 grams of heroin worth around INR 5 lakh in Chandigarh. Rajveer was first arrested with the heroin and, during interrogation, revealed that he sourced it from Amritsar and supplied it to Ramikshan and Sandeep. The police later arrested the two accomplices, who had prior drug trafficking cases against them.
14-Feb-2025
The Shahkot police on February 14 arrested two drug peddlers, identified as Pardeep Khosla and Sunil Kumar and seized 20 grams of heroin from their possession, in Shahkot in Jalandhar district.
14-Feb-2025
The Nakodar police on February 14 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Gourav and seized 8 grams of heroin and 120 intoxicant tablets from his possession, in Nakodar in Jalandhar district.