KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
India 03-Jul-2025
According to sources, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang’s fearsome reputation is being misused by local criminals in Bihar to issue fake threats and extort money, despite the gang having no operational presence in the state. In Katihar, district police arrested two youths who posed as Lawrence Bishnoi gang members and demanded INR 10 lakh, using the gangster’s photograph as a display picture to appear credible. In Patna, a former party worker of Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha president Upendra Kushwaha was found to be behind threatening calls and messages falsely issued in the Bishnoi gang’s name. In another case, an associate of Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan, alias Pappu Yadav, was arrested for fabricating threats in an attempt to help the leader secure enhanced security cover. Senior police officials confirmed that all the threats were fake and driven by personal motives, exploiting the Bishnoi gang’s notoriety, even though the gang has no operational footprint in Bihar.
United States 03-Jul-2025
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) recently responded to a complaint filed by the Fremont Gurdwara Sahib, which urged the United States (US) Department of Justice to investigate HAF as a potential unregistered foreign agent of India. In its statement, HAF strongly denied the allegations, describing them as factually incorrect, legally baseless, and rooted in bias. It also accused the gurdwara of having links to pro-Khalistan interests. The Foundation emphasized that it is a US-based non-profit organization, not directed or funded by any foreign government, and warned that such accusations pose a threat to civil society and diaspora engagement.
Canada 03-Jul-2025
According to top intelligence sources, Moninder Singh Boyal, a prominent Sikh leader and chief spokesperson for the Sikh Federation (Canada) and the British Columbia (BC) Sikh Council, was recorded openly endorsing political assassinations and glorifying violent resistance during a recent speech in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. His rhetoric reportedly aligned closely with the ideology of designated terror groups such as the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
Canada 03-Jul-2025
According to top intelligence sources, Canadian intelligence agencies have linked the June 2025 killing of Bilal Hameed in Surrey, Canada, to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), viewing it as part of a broader strategy to control criminal networks and eliminate compromised operatives. Investigations have established Hameed’s ties to Rahat Rao and Tarik Kiani, both of whom have long been under surveillance for suspected ISI connections. The use of military-style tactics and a torched getaway vehicle mirrors previous ISI-linked assassinations in Canada and the United Kingdom (UK). Officials believe the killing signals an internal turf war among ISI-backed syndicates operating within South Asian diaspora hubs in Canada.
India 03-Jul-2025
Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal on July 3 stated that he had received death threats via email, allegedly from foreign-based Khalistani terrorists Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, chief of the banned terror outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), and wanted terrorist Harvinder Singh Rinda, with a reference to Arsh Dalla. The threat email was also CC’d to multiple Indian and international media outlets.
India 03-Jul-2025
On July 3, the Punjab and Haryana High Court expressed grave concern over the escalating drug crisis, noting a dangerous shift from traditional narcotics to highly potent synthetic substances such as cocaine and heroin. The court linked the proliferation of these drugs to international crime syndicates, rising violence, corruption, and money laundering. Emphasising the immense economic and social costs, the court called for the strictest judicial response under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
India 04-Jul-2025
On July 4, Punjab Police, on the 125th day of its 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' campaign, registered 79 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 101 drug smugglers, and seized 2.3 kg of heroin, 520 grams of opium, and INR 8,270 in drug money across Punjab.
India 04-Jul-2025
The Gharinda police on July 4 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 700 grams after a suspect, identified as Jai Vijay, fled on foot when his motorcycle slipped near Chak Mukand bridge in Chak Mukand village, Amritsar district. A case has been registered against him, and efforts are underway to arrest him.
India 04-Jul-2025
The Gharinda police, on July 4, acting on a tip-off about suspicious activity, recovered a packet of heroin weighing 562 grams from near a drain in Bhaini Rajputa village, Amritsar district.
India 04-Jul-2025
Amritsar Police on July 4 busted an inter-state narco-hawala syndicate and an international narco-arms module with links to Malaysia and Pakistan by arresting nine individuals—identified as Jaspreet Singh Chauhan, Harpreet Singh, Tejbir Singh, Danish, Saloni, Jobanpreet Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Abdul Rehman, and Pardeep Pintu—and seizing 1.15 kg of heroin, five sophisticated pistols, and INR 9.7 lakh in drug money from their possession in Amritsar district.
India 04-Jul-2025
On July 4, Dr. Aniljeet Kamboj was critically injured when two unidentified men, posing as patients, opened fire on him inside Harbans Nursing Home in Kot Ise Khan, Moga district, Punjab. Dr. Kamboj, who had reportedly received extortion threats in the past, was rushed to a private hospital in Moga town, where he remains on a ventilator. Police have formed multiple teams to investigate the incident.
India 04-Jul-2025
Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal on July 4 condemned the death threats allegedly issued by foreign-based Khalistani terrorists Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, chief of the banned terror outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), and wanted terrorist Harvinder Singh Rinda, calling it part of a wider 'digital terror' campaign, in Phagwara, Kapurthala district, Punjab.
India 04-Jul-2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 4 conducted a raid at the residence of an individual identified as Sunny, who has links to Khalistani networks, and seized several electronic devices, including computer hard drives, mobile phones, and financial documents, in Dharamshala, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh (HP). Sunny, accused of fraud, money laundering, and terror financing, is also alleged to have defrauded people with false promises of foreign travel.
India 04-Jul-2025
According to sources, the Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, based in New Delhi and chaired by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Radhamohan Das Agarwal, recently conducted an extensive six-hour discussion on cybercrime. During the session, members focused on the circulation of anti-India videos by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Khalistani terrorist and chief of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ). Intelligence officials informed the committee that, in coordination with United States agencies, efforts are underway to block such content and that a broader policy is being formulated to take down offensive anti-India websites
India 04-Jul-2025
On July 4, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) organised a religious programme at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar district to commemorate the attack on the shrine by the then government during the Punjabi Suba Morcha on July 4, 1955. The event featured Gurbani Kirtan, Ardas, and a Hukamnama, with SGPC officials condemning the Congress government's actions during the agitation.
United States 05-Jul-2025
Indian national Nikhil Gupta, accused in the Gurpatwant Singh Pannun assassination plot, recently claimed—through documents submitted by his New York-based attorney Nola Heller—that he was not informed of his legal rights at the time of his arrest, including the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney, in the United States (US) The defence has filed a motion to suppress certain statements and evidence, including phone data and interactions with Czech and US officials following his detention in Prague on June 30, 2023. Gupta, who was extradited to the US in June 2024, has also sought the dismissal of a money laundering conspiracy charge carrying a potential 20-year sentence.
India 05-Jul-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on July 5 recovered one packet of heroin weighing 574 grams from fields near Rajoke village in Tarn Taran district.
India 05-Jul-2025
On July 5, Punjab Police, on day 126 of its drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” registered 91 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 139 drug smugglers and seized 6.9 kg of heroin, 6.1 kg of opium and INR 1.19 lakh drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
India 05-Jul-2025
Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Amritsar police on July 5 busted a cross-border narco-smuggling module with links to Pakistan and arrested four of its operatives identified as Resham Singh, Gurpinder Singh, Rooppreet Singh and Shubhkar Manjit Singh, and seized 5 kg of heroin along with a Mahindra Thar car and a Hero Splendor motorcycle, in Amritsar in Amritsar district. The Police revealed that the accused were acting on the directions of a Pakistan based smuggler named Kaka, who used drones to drop narcotics across the border for further distribution within Punjab.
India 05-Jul-2025
On July 5, Jugraj Singh, the younger brother of gangster Jagrup Singh Rupa—one of the shooters involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala—was shot dead by three unidentified men in Chanan Ke village, Amritsar district. Police suspect the killing is linked to the ongoing rivalry between the Bambiha and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gangs.