KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
04-Feb-2026
Police on February 4 foiled a planned extortion-related firing incident and arrested two accused, identified as Ankit Kumar and Harinder Gupta, and seized a .30 bore pistol and three live cartridges from their possession, in Sarkapur village near Nakodar in Jalandhar district. According to police, on November 11, 2025, Nakodar-based travel company proprietor Manish Bakshi had received extortion calls from foreign mobile numbers. The callers claimed affiliation with the Goldy Brar and Rohit Godara gangs and demanded INR 5 crore. Subsequently, on the intervening night of January 16 and 17, 2026, shots were fired outside his office allegedly over non-payment of the extortion amount.
04-Feb-2026
The Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Amritsar Police on February 4 busted a drug-smuggling module with the arrest of four accused, identified as Sukhchain Singh alias Mani, Navdeep Singh, Sukhpal Singh, and Akashdeep Singh and seized 5 kg of heroin and two motorcycles near the Kala Ghanupur area in Amritsar district. Police said the accused were allegedly in direct contact with a Pakistan-based smuggler who was using drones to send heroin consignments across the International Border.
04-Feb-2026
The Border Security Force (BSF) on February 4 seized 541 grams of heroin from the Pul Moran Border Outpost in Amritsar district.
04-Feb-2026
Rajasansi police on February 4 arrested two more persons, Davinder Kaur and Kirandeep Kaur, the mother and sister of Dubai-based prime accused Karan Chheharta, in connection with the seizure of nearly 43 kg of heroin, four hand grenades, and a Glock pistol in Amritsar district. With these arrests, the total number of accused apprehended in the case has risen to six. Earlier, the police had arrested Sonu, an auto-rickshaw driver; Mohit, a courier; Anil Poddar; and Ritik, while Karan Chheharta has been named as the main accused and nominated in the case.
04-Feb-2026
A local jewellery shop owner, identified as Kartik Malhotra, a resident of Gali Gujran Wali near Valmiki Chowk in Jandiala Guru, Amritsar district, received repeated threat calls and messages from unidentified foreign numbers demanding extortion. The caller, who did not disclose his identity, allegedly demanded INR 30 lakh and threatened to cause serious harm to Malhotra or his brother, Ankit, if the money was not paid.
04-Feb-2026
Shamsher Singh, father of fugitive terrorist Satinderjit Singh alias Goldy Brar, was on February 4 discharged from a private hospital in Bathinda and sent to Kapurthala jail. He had been admitted on February 1 due to cyst-related complications. Shamsher Singh and his wife, Pritpal Kaur, were arrested from Amritsar on January 26 in connection with a 2024 extortion case registered in Muktsar. After completing four days of police remand, the couple was sent to judicial custody on January 30.
04-Feb-2026
On February 4, the 16th day of Punjab Police’s statewide ‘war on gangsters’ (Gangsters Te Vaar) campaign—Operation Prahar—police conducted 689 raids, arresting 232 persons and recovering two sharp edged weapons from their possession. Preventive action was taken against 153 individuals, 352 persons were verified and released after questioning and 12 proclaimed offenders were also arrested.
04-Feb-2026
On February 4, Punjab Police, on day 340 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, arrested 135 drug smugglers and seized 8.1 kg of heroin, 2 kg of Opium, 804 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 10,750 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
03-Feb-2026
On February 3, the 15th day of Punjab Police’s statewide ‘war on gangsters’ (Gangsters Te Vaar) campaign—Operation Prahar—police conducted 666 raids, arresting 163 persons and recovering two weapons from their possession. Preventive action was taken against 141 individuals, 255 persons were verified and released after questioning and 4 proclaimed offenders were also arrested.
03-Feb-2026
On February 3, Punjab Police, on day 339 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 143 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 143 drug smugglers and seized 12.2 kg of heroin, 12 kg of Ganja and 2412 intoxicant tablets/capsules from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
03-Feb-2026
Punjab Police on February 3 arrested a man who has links with Pakistan-based drug smugglers and seized 5.507 kg of heroin from his possession in Ferozepur district.
03-Feb-2026
Ferozepur police on February 3 arrested a drug smuggler, identified as Manjeet Singh, and seized 5.507 kg of heroin from his possession in Gatti Rajo Ke village, Ferozepur district.
03-Feb-2026
Ferozepur police on February 3 arrested one person, identified as Harpreet Singh alias Guggu alias Happy and seized 1.736 kg of heroin along with two .30 bore pistols from his possession near Gokhi Wala village in Ferozepur district.
03-Feb-2026
Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Randhir Jaiswal on February 3 strongly condemned the vandalisation and removal of a Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Australian Indian Community Centre in Rowville, Melbourne, and said India has taken up the matter with Australian authorities, urging immediate action to recover the statue and bring the culprits to justice.
03-Feb-2026
The Amritsar Rural Police on February 3 arrested three drug smugglers, identified as Rohit, Vishal Singh, and Gurditt Singh and recovered 2.010 kg of heroin along with two mobile phones from their possession near a drain on the Rorawala–Attari Road in Amritsar district.
03-Feb-2026
The Gharinda police, in coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF), on February 3 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Sahildeep Singh, and seized 2.158 kg of heroin along with three mobile phones during a joint operation near the joint check post close to Attari in Amritsar district.
03-Feb-2026
The Valtoha police and the Border Security Force (BSF), during a joint search operation on February 3, seized 3.925 kg of heroin and a foreign-made drone near Border Out Post (BOP) Kalia in Tarn Taran district.
02-Feb-2026
Faridkot police have registered two separate cases after residents received extortion threats from callers claiming to be members of the Rohit Godara gang, in Faridkot district. The calls, reportedly made from international numbers, involved demands for money along with death threats. One complaint was filed by a Municipal Council driver, Chhaibar Singh, while the second case was lodged by a resident of the Green Avenue locality in Faridkot.
02-Feb-2026
The Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) was informed that the Punjab government has so far not passed any order either permitting or denying jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh permission to attend the Parliament session.
02-Feb-2026
On February 2, the 14th day of Punjab Police’s statewide ‘war on gangsters’ (Gangsters Te Vaar) campaign—Operation Prahar—police conducted 613 raids, arresting 172 persons. Preventive action was taken against 159 individuals, and 9 proclaimed offenders were also arrested.