KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
India 29-Jun-2025
On June 29, under the patronage of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) held a special religious function to mark the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, at the historic Hawa Mahal in Rambagh in Amritsar in Amritsar district. The event featured recitations, Kirtan, and performances highlighting Sikh history and heritage. Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj emphasised the importance of preserving Sikh heritage sites and announced plans to hold annual commemorative events at Rambagh.
India 29-Jun-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police, on June 29 recovered a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone from fields near Kalash village in Tarn Taran district.
India 30-Jun-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on June 30 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 460 grams from fields near Chak Bazida village in Fazilka district.
India 30-Jun-2025
Punjab Police on June 30 busted a major drug racket and arrested Sukhjeet Singh alias Sukha and seized 100 grams of heroin along with three illegal pistols and 6 live cartridges from his possession, in Jalandhar in Jalandhar district. The operation, part of an ongoing anti-narcotics drive, brought the total seizure to 13.1 kg of heroin, five illegal pistols, 12 bullets, three magazines, three luxury vehicles, and INR 22,000 in drug money. Earlier arrests included Shivam Sodhi alias Shiva and Barinder Singh alias Babbu, who were held on May 20 and May 22, respectively.
India 30-Jun-2025
According to Border Security Force (BSF) sources, over 130 drones were recovered along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan in Punjab between January 1 and June 30, 2025. During the same period, the BSF also seized approximately 135 kg of narcotics, including heroin, and 79 weapons of various types. The Amritsar, Tarn Taran, and Ferozepur regions remain major hotspots for drone-based smuggling, with China-made Mavic series drones frequently used to drop drug consignments from across the border.
India 30-Jun-2025
On June 30, Punjab Police, on day 121 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 56 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 83 drug smugglers and seized 65.4 kg of heroin, 1.2 kg of opium and INR 1.04 lakh drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
India 30-Jun-2025
According to a report by The Wire, newly released defence documents revealed new details about the arrest and initial interrogation of Indian businessman Nikhil Gupta on June 30, 2023, at Prague airport in Czech Republic. The documents show that Gupta was detained in a covert joint operation between Czech authorities and the United States (US) Department of Justice (DOJ), following a sealed indictment issued by a federal court in the Southern District of New York, in the US. He was interrogated inside a police van, strip-searched, and asked to unlock his phones without being properly informed of his legal rights.
India 30-Jun-2025
On June 30, the X (formerly Twitter) handle of prominent Indo-Canadian journalist Sameer Kaushal was restored, 72 hours after its suspension. The suspension followed Kaushal’s posting of an interview with former Khalistani extremist Jaspal Atwal, in which Atwal alleged that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) maintains multiple covert agents in Canada who collaborate with anti-India separatist elements.
India 30-Jun-2025
On June 30, Australia-based associate of the Lucky Patial–Davinder Bambiha gang, Mandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was earlier linked to the murder of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria’s mother Harjit Kaur and cousin Karanvir Singh through a viral social media post, denied any involvement in the killings. Speaking to freelance journalists on YouTube, Dhaliwal claimed that the post circulating in his name was fake and that he had no role in the incident.