KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
13-Oct-2024
According to Mumbai Police sources, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has reportedly claimed responsibility for the killing of former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique. On October 13, police arrested two suspects, Gurmail Baljit Singh from Haryana and another individual from Uttar Pradesh (UP), and seized two pistols and 28 live cartridges from their possession, while a third suspect remains at large. Police have formed 15 teams to track down any logistical support for the shooters. Siddique was shot dead on the night of October 12.
13-Oct-2024
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) highlighting the gang's operations as similar to those of Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company. The NIA's chargesheet, which includes 16 gangsters, reveals that the Bishnoi gang has expanded to over 700 shooters, with significant ties to Punjab. Initially involved in petty crimes, the gang has now formed alliances across North India, including Haryana, Delhi, and Rajasthan, and is recruiting young people by enticing them with promises of relocation abroad. Notably, Khalistani terrorist Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda is reportedly using Bishnoi's shooters for targeted killings in Punjab.
13-Oct-2024
Ludhiana police intercepted a drug-smuggling operation orchestrated by a woman from Odisha, identified as Phulsi Devi, who exploited a newly launched shipping company to transport concealed cannabis across Himachal Pradesh (HP), Haryana, and Punjab and seized 7.95 kilograms of cannabis from a parcel destined for Ludhiana in Ludhiana district. A case has been filed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against Phulsi, the owner of St Meirj Logistics, and her associate Raj Kumar. The operation came to light after the shipping company alerted police about Phulsi’s suspicious activities, linked to previous illegal drug shipments in Odisha.
13-Oct-2024
Chandigarh Police on October 13 arrested a drug smuggler, identified as Deepak alias Deep and seized 44.73 grams of heroin from his possession, in Chandigarh.
13-Oct-2024
Police on October 13 busted an illegal arms and drug trafficking operation, with the arrest of two notorious criminals, identified as Sagar Urdana alias Teji and Manpreet Singh alias Mani, and seized 100 grams of heroin along with three .32-bore pistols, two .30-bore pistols, and 26 live cartridges from their possession, near Kunde village in Ferozepur district.
13-Oct-2024
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police on October 13, successfully recovered a China-made drone from fields near Wan village in Tarn Taran district. The recovered drone was a DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
12-Oct-2024
Police on October 12 intercepted two suspicious vehicles and recovered 10.40 kg of heroin, INR 1,000 in cash, a car, and photocopies of an Aadhar card and voter ID belonging to a person identified as Sukhraj Singh, near Sukhewala village in Amritsar district. The accused, Sukhraj Singh, and his accomplice managed to flee, and efforts are underway to apprehend them.
12-Oct-2024
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 12 intercepted a Pakistani drone and recovered 498 grams of heroin and an empty pistol magazine near Raja Rai village in Ferozepur district. The recovered drone was a China made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
12-Oct-2024
Police on October 12 arrested four individuals, identified as Jagseer Singh, Manpreet Singh alias Manna, Jashandeep Singh, and Manpreet Singh alias Rohit, and seized three country-made pistols, eight cartridges, and a kirpan from their possession in Sangrur district.
12-Oct-2024
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 12 recovered a drone in broken condition from fields near in Mullakot village in Ajnala in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
12-Oct-2024
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 12 recovered 480 grams of heroin with a drone from fields near Daoke village in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
12-Oct-2024
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 12 recovered a drone in broken condition from fields near in Rajatal village in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
11-Oct-2024
On October 11, the police booked an inmate named Danish, who returned to jail from the hospital, after recovering 10.30 grams of ganja and 9.30 grams of drug powder from his possession in Chandigarh.
11-Oct-2024
The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with Mohali police on October 11 busted a module being operated by foreign-based handlers identified as Pavitar (United States) and Manjinder (France) by arresting key operative Navjot Singh alias Jota along with weapon suppliers identified as Mohammad Asif, Bhanu Sisodia and Anil Kumar, and seized two pistols, including one sophisticated automatic .32 calibre pistol, along with eight live cartridges was recovered from their possession, at a naka (checkpoint) near Focal point in Dera Bassi in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. Preliminary investigations revealed Navjot was tasked with eliminating a rival gangster and a travel agent.
11-Oct-2024
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 11 filed a chargesheet against Pakistan-based Wadhawa Singh alias Babbar, the chief of the Khalistani terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), and five other terrorists: Mandeep Kumar alias Mangli, Surinder Kumar alias Rika, Gurpreet Ram alias Gora, Harjit Singh alias Laddi, and Kulbeer Singh alias Sidhu, in connection with the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Bagga. The investigation uncovered a transnational conspiracy led by BKI, involving operatives in Pakistan, Germany, and India.
11-Oct-2024
A special court on October 11 sentenced two drug smugglers identified as Rasal Singh and Jodhbir Singh to 12 years’ rigorous imprisonment and fined them INR 1 lakh each for smuggling 1.98 kg of heroin, in Tarn Taran district. The sentence relates to a case registered by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in 2016.
11-Oct-2024
Police on October 11 arrested two drug peddlers, identified as Guni Ram and Rohit Kumar, and seized 3,500 intoxicant tablets from their possession, in Mohkampura in Amritsar district.
11-Oct-2024
Police on October 11 arrested three individuals, identified as Sujal Smile, Chanchal alias Tooti, and Mithu alias Ghora, and seized 45 grams of heroin from their possession near Baba Ishar Singh School in Amritsar district.
10-Oct-2024
The family of Gurpreet Singh, who was shot dead just days before the ninth anniversary of the 2015 Behbal Kalan killings, refused to cremate his body, demanding the arrest of his killers in Hari Nau village, Faridkot district on October 10.
10-Oct-2024
Amritsar city police on October 10 busted a cross-border smuggling racket with the arrest of three individuals, identified as jail warden Gurmej Singh, Akashdeep Singh alias Akash, and his brother Satwinderpal Singh alias Satti, and seized 4.5 kg of heroin and INR 4.32 lakh in drug money from their possession in Chheharta, Amritsar district. The accused were reportedly using drones to smuggle drugs from Pakistan.
10-Oct-2024
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on October 10 instructed field officers to promptly address crimes affecting citizen security, including extortion, snatching, theft, and drug sales, during a review meeting with officers of the Patiala Range in Sangrur district. He emphasized the need for immediate registration of First Information Reports (FIRs) for petty crimes and warned that accountability would be enforced for any laxity. Yadav also announced plans to install CCTV cameras at crime hotspots and establish control rooms for real-time monitoring ahead of the panchayat elections.
10-Oct-2024
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 10 recovered six plastic bottles filled with heroin, weighing 13.160 kg from fields near Kalash village in Tarn Taran district.
10-Oct-2024
Batala police recently froze residential properties worth INR 40 lakh belonging to two major drug traffickers, Lakhwinder Singh and Jagdeep Singh Jagga, in Akarwal village, Gurdaspur district. The police had recovered 525 grams of heroin from the traffickers over the last two months (August-September 2024), leading to their arrest. Notices have been posted on the properties, prohibiting their sale or transfer.
10-Oct-2024
The Delhi Police Crime Branch on October 10 arrested a shooter associated with the Tillu Tajpuriya gang, identified as Mohammad Aiman, near Bhalswa Dairy in Northeast Delhi. Aiman, involved in multiple cases of extortion and attempted murder, had been evading arrest and was declared a Proclaimed Offender in two cases.
10-Oct-2024
Shimlapuri police on October 10 arrested one individual, identified as Manveer Singh alias Mana, and seized 17 grams of heroin from his possession, from near Dana Mandi in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district.