KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
India 30-Dec-2025
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Punjab, on December 30 arrested two accused, identified as Gurpreet Singh and a juvenile, and recovered 505 grams of heroin from them in the Ferozepur Cantonment area of Ferozepur district.
India 30-Dec-2025
Police on December 30 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Rakesh Goyal alias Rinku and seized 30 grams of heroin from him in Koom Kalan, Ludhiana district.
India 31-Dec-2025
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on December 31 outlined Vision-2026 for the police, stating that 2026 would witness the toughest-ever crackdown on gangsters, alongside a major technology-driven upgrade in infrastructure and capabilities. Accusing Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of plotting fresh disturbances in Punjab by supplying weapons to gangsters and terrorists, he said such attempts were foiled in 2025. Yadav said nearly 40 foreign-based gangsters were attempting to foment violence in the state, adding that while the number fluctuates, over 400 gangs and modules are currently active. He made the remarks while responding to media queries on recent killings and extortion cases. The DGP lauded the Border Security Force (BSF) for neutralising over 260 of the nearly 515 drones sighted in 2025. He said Punjab Police’s “second line of defence”—the first of its kind by a state police force—would be fully operational in 2026. The Anti-Drone System (ADS) fleet will be expanded from three operational units to nine, with 10 more to be procured in phases. He added that Drone Response Teams (DRTs) are already operational and will be further integrated with Village Defence Committees (VDCs) in the coming year.
India 31-Dec-2025
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Daljinder Singh Dhillon said 2025 was an eventful year for Pathankot Police, which effectively curbed the inflow of illegal arms from neighboring Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, while intensifying its anti-drug campaign. A record 444 FIRs were registered and 751 persons arrested during the year. Under the Arms Act, 29 offenders were apprehended. Police seized around 6.5 kg of heroin, 15 kg of poppy husk, 242 grams of opium, and over 10,000 drug capsules, besides confiscating INR 10 lakh in drug money.
India 31-Dec-2025
Bhupinder Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), while presenting the annual performance report of Ferozepur District Police for the period January 1 to December 30, 2025, stated that the district registered 1,617 cases under the NDPS Act and arrested 2,013 accused, recording major recoveries. Seizures included 266.085 kg of heroin, 56.592 kg of opium, 1,362.577 kg of poppy husk, 21.600 kg of ganja, and 9,74,797 intoxicant tablets and capsules. Police also recovered drug proceeds and hawala money amounting to INR 1.40 crore. Under the Arms Act, 52 cases were registered and 68 persons arrested, with the recovery of 104 illegal weapons, including pistols, revolvers, an AK-47 rifle, firearms, magazines, and cartridges.
India 31-Dec-2025
According to reports, Punjab is facing an acute shortage of police personnel, yet a disproportionately large number of security guards continue to be deployed with political leaders across the state, raising serious concerns about skewed public safety priorities and inefficient resource allocation. For years, the Punjab Police has witnessed inadequate fresh recruitment, resulting in widespread manpower shortages at police stations across districts. This deficit has had a visible operational impact, with investigation, patrolling, and crime prevention increasingly under strain, even as criminal activity shows an upward trend. Paradoxically, while frontline policing capacity has eroded, the number of security personnel attached to political leaders—from local figures to senior functionaries—has grown steadily.
India 31-Dec-2025
The Ministry of Defence, in its year-end review issued on December 31, reported a total of 791 drone intrusions along the western border during 2025. Of these, nine incidents were recorded along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, while 782 intrusions occurred along the IB in Punjab and Rajasthan. During the year, Indian security forces neutralised 237 drones in the IB sector, including five carrying war-like stores, 72 transporting narcotics, and 161 without any payload. The Ministry stated that the effective deployment of indigenous spoofers and jammers along the western front played a crucial role in countering the drone threat.
India 31-Dec-2025
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on December 31 said that following Operation Sindoor, Pakistan is waging a proxy war aimed at destabilizing Punjab. He said Punjab Police will focus on hybrid threats such as drone-based cross-border smuggling, terror foot soldiers, and organised crime. Yadav added that the state government has sought INR 175 crore from the Union government to procure 17 anti-drone systems in the next financial year.
India 31-Dec-2025
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in an interview that the overall law and order situation in Punjab in 2025 is under control and better than in most states. Despite attempts to destabilise the state, he said Punjab Police has effectively tackled challenges in close coordination with central agencies. On targeted killings and attacks on police stations, the DGP said these were high-impact but low-volume crimes. Since September 2024, 24 such incidents—mostly grenade attacks on police stations—have occurred, all of which have been solved. The networks behind them were dismantled, accused arrested, and several handlers detained or deported from abroad. Citing National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) data, Yadav said the national crime rate stands at 448 crimes per lakh population, while Punjab’s is 227—nearly half the national average. Chandigarh’s crime rate is 338, Haryana’s 740, and Himachal Pradesh’s 267. He noted that while individual incidents in Punjab gain wide attention due to social media, the overall crime situation remains firmly under control.
Italy 31-Dec-2025
A poster widely circulating on social media advertises a planned protest in Milan, Italy, linked to individuals associated with the pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ). Reports said the protest is being promoted by Jagroop Singh and Gurpal Singh, identified as SFJ-affiliated activists. The poster attempts to link the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada with the death of Osman Hadi in Bangladesh, presenting them within a single narrative to connect unrelated incidents across different countries under a common ideological framework.
India 31-Dec-2025
On December 31, Punjab Police, on day 305 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 91 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 117 drug smugglers and seized 1.2 kg of heroin, 1 kg of ganja, 5 kg of poppy husk, 536 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 11,860 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.