KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
India 29-Jan-2025
The police on January 29 arrested a member of the Jeevan Fauji gang, identified as Sunil Maseeh, near Inorbit Mall in Vadodara, Gujarat. Maseeh was wanted by Punjab Police in an attempt to murder case and under the Arms Act, with authorities stating that the gang is involved in multiple crimes in Punjab. The police confirmed that Maseeh will be handed over to Punjab Police for further investigation.
India 29-Jan-2025
The court of the Judicial Magistrate in Faridkot on January 29 acquitted gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in an extortion case due to a lack of evidence. The case involved a demand for INR 50 lakh from a textile businessman in Kotkapura via a WhatsApp call, allegedly made by Bishnoi’s associate Goldy Brar, who is absconding. The complainant failed to provide evidence to support the allegations. Bishnoi, who appeared in court via video conferencing, continues to face other charges, while Brar remains wanted in several criminal cases, including the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala.
India 29-Jan-2025
The police on January 29 busted a gang involved in drug smuggling by arresting two of its members, identified as Nitin Gogna and Harpreet Kashyap, and seized 3,200 intoxicant tablets from their possession in Jalandhar district.
India 29-Jan-2025
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, chief of the banned Khalistani outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), on January 29 issued a statement threatening to target Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta and raise the Khalistan flag at his Delhi residence after the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal upheld the government's five-year ban on SFJ. Pannun accused the judge of "judicial oppression" and warned of consequences for rulings against the Khalistan referendum. Following the threat, Delhi Police was put on high alert.
India 29-Jan-2025
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), in its note to a tribunal on January 29 in New Delhi, revealed that the banned Khalistani terror outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) is allegedly inciting Christians in Manipur to secede from India. The note, part of the tribunal order upholding the five-year ban on SFJ under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, also highlighted the organisation’s operations from offices in New York and California in the United States (US).
India 29-Jan-2025
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on January 29 issued a statement rejecting the report accusing India of interference in Canadian affairs. The MEA strongly dismissed the claims, accusing Canada of consistently interfering in India’s internal matters. The statement also highlighted Canada’s role in enabling illegal migration and organized criminal activities.
India 29-Jan-2025
The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) on January 29 called for a full public inquiry into the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and alleged transnational repression by India, following the Foreign Interference Commission’s final report. While the report found “no definitive link” between Nijjar’s murder and a ‘foreign state’, it accused India of targeting Sikhs in Canada through intimidation, surveillance, and disinformation. It also alleged Indian electoral interference and illicit financial support to politicians. WSO urged the Canadian government to take decisive action against India’s alleged activities.
India 29-Jan-2025
A tribunal of the Delhi High Court on January 29 upheld the extension of the five-year ban on the Khalistani terror outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), led by Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, citing its subversive activities. The tribunal noted SFJ’s threats to Indian leaders, incitement of Sikh soldiers, and collusion with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
India 29-Jan-2025
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on January 29 informed a tribunal in New Delhi that the Khalistani terror outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) was spreading anti-India propaganda through protests and baseless legal cases against Indian dignitaries in Europe, Canada, and the United States (US). The UMHA highlighted SFJ’s threats, including a recorded voice note received on the landline of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence, warning Members of Parliament (MPs) about the Khalistan referendum. A total of 141 First Information Reports (FIRs)—96 by state/Union Territory (UT) police and 8 by the National Investigation Agency (NIA)—have been registered against SFJ.
India 29-Jan-2025
The Patiala House Court in New Delhi on January 29 granted bail to United Kingdom (UK) national Inderpal Singh Gaba, accused in the 2023 attack on the Indian High Commission in London, citing a lack of evidence linking him to the vandalism or secessionist activities. The court observed that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) failed to establish his involvement in organizing the protest or providing logistical support.
India 30-Jan-2025
The Police on January 30 busted a module linked to foreign-based terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa and arrested four individuals identified as Robinjeet Singh alias Robin, Harpreet Singh alias Happy, Navjot Singh alias Nav and Jagdeep Singh alias Jagga, and seized two hand grenades, two sophisticated .30 bore pistols, ammunition and three magazines from their possession, near Thathian Mahantan village in Tarn Taran district. The accused were allegedly being operated by United States (US) based gangster Gurdev Singh alias Jaisal Chambhal and Canada-based Satbir alias Satta Naushehra. Further investigations are underway to establish backward and forward linkages in the case.
India 30-Jan-2025
Una Police on January 30 arrested two gangsters, identified as Rakesh Kaushal and Rajiv Kaushal, with possible links to Punjab-based criminals involved in making ransom calls to businessmen in Una district and seized 367 grams of opium and INR 2 lakh in drug money from their possession in Una, Himachal Pradesh (HP). According to officials, the two have been involved in ransom activities, illegal mining, and drug smuggling. Further investigations are ongoing, with police probing Rajiv Kaushal's potential links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
India 30-Jan-2025
A Mohali court on January 30 acquitted two men, including an accomplice of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, identified as Gurpreet Singh and Harpuneet Singh alias Honey, in a case of pasting of posters regarding Khalistan referendum in Mohali in 2017, in Mohali in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. The prosecution alleged that the posters, linked to the banned Khalistani terror outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), were printed at Gurpreet Singh’s press and could incite communal hostility. However, the court found no credible evidence, citing lack of CCTV footage, failure to verify electronic evidence, and unreliable sanctioning testimony, leading to the acquittal.
India 31-Jan-2025
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on January 31 in New Delhi stated that the separatist and extremist threat from the United Kingdom (UK) is well known and should not be condoned or falsely equated. His remarks followed a leaked UK Home Office report, which listed "pro-Khalistan extremism" and "Hindu nationalist extremism" as threats to "understand." The report, authored by Andrew Gilligan and Dr. Paul Scott for Policy Exchange, marked the first mention of Hindu nationalist extremism in such a review. UK Security Minister Dan Jarvis clarified that the leaked document does not represent government policy.
India 31-Jan-2025
The banned Khalistani outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), led by Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, was upheld as an “unlawful association” by a Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal in its January 2024 verdict. The Indian government’s submission detailed SFJ’s threats to top leaders, incitement of violence, attempts to radicalize Indian Army soldiers, and efforts to provoke separatism among Christians in Manipur, Muslims, and Tamils. SFJ has also endangered diplomats and politicians by issuing threats and promoting anti-India activities globally. With 104 cases registered against it, SFJ recently threatened Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta for upholding the ban, calling his ruling “judicial tyranny.”
Canada 31-Jan-2025
According to sources, designated terrorist Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dala of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) has been allowed to remove his ankle bracelet tracker after paying a fine of 30,000 Canadian dollars, just a month after securing bail in a firearms case in Canada. Dala, wanted in India for over 70 cases of murder, extortion, and terror financing, has been linked to recent killings in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh (MP), allegedly orchestrated from Canada. Despite an Interpol Red Notice against him, Canada has taken no action on India’s requests for his provisional arrest.
India 31-Jan-2025
According to a report, a Delhi court is set to deliver its verdict on February 7 in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots murder case against former Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Sajjan Kumar. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja reserved the judgment after the prosecution concluded its arguments regarding the killings of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh in Saraswati Vihar on November 1, 1984. The case, initially registered at Punjabi Bagh police station, was later taken over by a special investigation team (SIT). The prosecution alleged that Kumar led a mob that looted, burned properties, and killed Sikhs in retaliation for Indira Gandhi’s assassination.
India 31-Jan-2025
The Police on January 31 arrested a policeman, identified as senior constable Tasbir Singh, for allegedly supplying heroin inside Bathinda jail and seized 15 grams of heroin from his possession in Bathinda district. The investigation is ongoing to identify his sources and the recipients of the drugs.
India 31-Jan-2025
The Police on January 31 arrested three individuals, identified as Viren Rai, Pankaj Puri, and Gurpreet Singh alias Raju, and seized 21 grams of heroin and a car from their possession in Chabbewal, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.
India 31-Jan-2025
The Police on January 31 arrested a woman, identified as Reena, and seized a large quantity of banned pills from her possession in Tanda town, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.