KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
India 15-Oct-2025
The Amritsar Rural Police on October 15 seized three hand grenades, an improvised explosive device (IED), RDX detonators, batteries, wires, and headphones—packed inside a plastic bag—from an agricultural field in Tedi village, Ajnala, in Amritsar district. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amritsar (Rural) Maninder Singh stated that preliminary investigations suggest the explosives were likely smuggled from across the border and were intended to disrupt peace during the festive season.
India 15-Oct-2025
Moga Police on October 15 arrested a man, identified as Navjot Singh alias Naval and seized three country-made .32 bore pistols with magazines and two live cartridges, along with one country-made .30 bore pistol with a magazine and one live cartridge, from his kit bag on the link road from Moga–Bagha Purana to Tarewala village in Moga district.
India 15-Oct-2025
Moga Police on October 15 arrested one person, identified as Mandaldeep Singh and seized one country-made .30 bore pistol with a magazine from his possession in Saidoke village, Moga district.
India 15-Oct-2025
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) team of Moga Police on October 15 arrested an arms smuggler identified as Sukhdeep Singh alias Bobby and seized two country-made .30 bore pistols with three magazines and one country-made .32 bore pistol with a magazine from his possession on the link road between Mehna and Dala villages in Moga district.
India 15-Oct-2025
The Amritsar Commissionerate Police on October 15 busted a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of three operatives, identified as Rajan alias Sagar, Surinder Singh alias Pali, and Jagjit Singh, and seized four 9mm Glock pistols, six .30-bore pistols, and 500 grams of opium from their possession in Amritsar district. Preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested accused were part of an inter-district smuggling gang and were connected to a Pakistan-based handler.
India 15-Oct-2025
On October 15, Punjab Police, on day 228 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 61 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 75 drug smugglers and seized 296 grams of heroin, 497 grams of opium, 13 kg of poppy husk, 1164 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 3120 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
India 15-Oct-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 15 seized 2.2 kg of heroin from Daoke village in Amritsar district.
India 15-Oct-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 15 seized a damaged assembled hexacopter from the border village of Rajatal in Amritsar district.
India 15-Oct-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 15 seized a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone with a packet consisting of 536 grams of heroin from Kakkar border village in Amritsar district.
India 16-Oct-2025
On October 16, Punjab Police, on day 229 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 82 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 95 drug smugglers and seized 3.4 kg of heroin, 7.5 kg of poppy husk, 878 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 9210 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
Canada 16-Oct-2025
Shots were fired at Indian-origin comedian and actor Kapil Sharma’s restaurant in Surrey, Canada, on October 16, the third such incident since its opening in July. The shots were fired in the early morning while staff were inside the cafe, but no one was injured. The restaurant had reopened earlier this month after being targeted twice earlier, on July 10 and August 7.
Canada 16-Oct-2025
Gangsters Goldy Dhillon and Kulvir Sidhu, affiliated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claimed responsibility for the October 16 attack on Kapil Sharma’s restaurant in Surrey, Canada, through a social media post. The post stated that they have no enmity with the general public but issued a stern warning to those involved in “illegal activities,” those who “don’t pay people after getting work done,” and “anyone in Bollywood who speaks against religion.” The message concluded with a menacing remark: “A bullet can come from anywhere. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.”
Canada 16-Oct-2025
Khalistani terrorist and chief of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, on October 16 issued a threat to Indian comedian and actor Kapil Sharma, demanding that he either shut down his café in Canada or speak out against India. Pannun described Sharma’s café as a “symbol of Modi’s violent Hindutva ideology,” which he claimed was responsible for the killing of Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Earlier, shots were fired at Sharma’s restaurant in Surrey, Canada — an attack for which the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility.
India 16-Oct-2025
According to official sources, arms smuggling from Pakistan through the Punjab border has surged fivefold, with 362 weapons, including AK-47 rifles, grenades, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), seized so far in 2025, compared to just 81 in 2024. Over 50 individuals have been arrested, some caught while collecting drone-dropped consignments, while others were intended recipients tasked with carrying out terror strikes. A security expert attributed this sharp rise to the precision strikes carried out by India during Operation Sindoor on terror hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. For the first time in three years, three AK-47 rifles were recovered, marking a resurgence in the infiltration of sophisticated weaponry. The last such recovery occurred in October 2022, when six AK-47s were seized. Investigations indicate that gangsters and terrorists based in countries such as the United States (US) and Canada are supplying arms to operatives of terrorist groups like Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) while also fueling organized crime networks.
India 17-Oct-2025
The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, in coordination with a central agency, on October 17 arrested five members of an international smuggling module, identified as Shivam Arora, Gurpreet Singh, Anmoldeep Singh, Abhishek Singh and Kulmit Singh and seized four 9mm Glock pistols, ammunition and 2 kg of heroin from their possession in Amritsar district. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were operating under the directions of a Dubai-based smuggler who was in contact with Pakistani handlers.
India 17-Oct-2025
The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in coordination with the Amritsar Rural Police, on October 17 arrested a key associate of foreign-based gangster Harpreet Singh alias Happy Jatt and the Bambiha gang, identified as Jasvir Singh alias Lalla and seized a foreign-made .30 caliber pistol along with eight live cartridges following a brief encounter at Wadala Bhittewad village in Amritsar district.
India 17-Oct-2025
Amritsar Rural Police on October 17 arrested one person, identified as Shamsher Singh alias Shera and seized 700 grams of heroin from Gharinda village in Amritsar district.
India 17-Oct-2025
On October 17, Punjab Police, on day 230 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 57 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 59 drug smugglers and seized 2.1 kg of heroin, 1598 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 3.17 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
India 17-Oct-2025
Police on October 17 arrested a man, identified as Jaspinder Singh and seized 170 grams of opium in Kapurthala district.
India 18-Oct-2025
On October 18, Punjab Police, on day 231 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 43 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 59 drug smugglers and seized 717 grams of heroin, 557 grams of opium, 320 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 44,680 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.