KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
16-Feb-2025
The Amritsar (Rural) police on February 16 arrested a man, identified as Satnam Singh and seized banned 3200 Pregabalin capsules from his possession in Jodhe village in Baba Bakala in Amritsar district.
16-Feb-2025
The Police on February 16 arrested four individuals, identified as Ahmad Pall Singh alias Palli, Satnam Singh alias Satta, Baljit Singh alias Laddi and Balwinder Singh alias Kala, and seized 80 grams of heroin, along with a stolen Maruti Zen car, from their possession, in Chandigarh.
16-Feb-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on February 16 arrested one unidentified drug smuggler and seized two packets of heroin weighing 1.56 kg, in Chak Bal village in Ajnala in Amritsar district.
16-Feb-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on February 16 arrested one unidentified drug smuggler and seized two packets heroin weighing 1.095 kg and a mobile phone, in Khalra village in Tarn Taran district.
16-Feb-2025
Wahabwala police on February 16 arrested a tea stall vendor, identified as Kundan Singh and seized 310 grams of poppy husk and INR 7,460 in drug money from his possession, in Khubban village in Fazilka district. The practice of selling poppy husk has reportedly spread from the Sadulshehar in Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan, to local tea stalls in Fazilka district.
16-Feb-2025
According to sources, amid two rounds of deportations of Indians living illegally in the US, Indian authorities are preparing to hand over a list of 10 gangsters, including Goldy Brar, Anmol Bishnoi, Dharam Kahlon, Gaurav Patial alias Lucky Patial, Amrit Baal, Harjot Singh Gill, Darmanjit Singh, and Randeep, to US security agencies. The move aims to target criminals hiding in the US and follows the US's decision to extradite 26/11 Mumbai terror accused Tahawur Rana. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) compiled the list under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), including criminal dossiers and extradition efforts.
15-Feb-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on February 15 recovered two packets of heroin weighing 1 kg from fields near Dona Rahmat Wala village in Ferozepur district.
15-Feb-2025
According to sources, at least 24 Sikh deportees were forced to remove their turbans by US authorities before being sent back to India on a military plane that landed on February 15 at Amritsar airport. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) condemned the act as an insult to Sikh religious sentiments and provided cloth to cover the deportees’ heads upon arrival. SGPC officials and Punjab’s NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal urged External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to raise the issue with his US counterpart.
15-Feb-2025
The anti-gangster task force (AGTF) of Punjab Police on February 15 arrested four associates of the Gurpreet Sekhon gang—Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, Lovejeet Sharma alias Lavi, Vinod Kumar alias Skill Sharma, and Gagandeep Singh—and seized a .32 bore pistol, six cartridges, and a car from their possession in Dhanaula, Barnala district. The accused were involved in the murder of history-sheeter Overseer Singh alias Satinder Singh alias Satti in Bhai Rupa village, Bathinda district, on February 5. Gurpreet Singh and Vinod Kumar were arrested in Dhanaula, while Gagandeep Singh and Lovejeet Sharma were detained in Rampura Phul, Bathinda district.
15-Feb-2025
According to sources, a United States (US) plane carrying 119 Indian nationals deported for illegally entering the country is scheduled to land on the night of February 15, with another flight expected on February 16 at Amritsar airport in Punjab. Among the deportees, 67 are from Punjab, 33 from Haryana, and the rest from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Goa, Himachal Pradesh (HP), and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The deportations are part of a crackdown initiated under former US President Donald Trump’s administration.
15-Feb-2025
The Fazilka Police on February 15 arrested a drug peddler, Karnail Singh, and seized 35,400 Alprazolam 0.5 mg tablets from his possession in Bhai Mati Dass Colony, Fazilka district, Punjab.
15-Feb-2025
The police on February 15 arrested three smugglers, identified as Ramikshan alias Muchhad, Sandeep, and Rajveer and seized 90 grams of heroin worth around INR 5 lakh in Chandigarh. Rajveer was first arrested with the heroin and, during interrogation, revealed that he sourced it from Amritsar and supplied it to Ramikshan and Sandeep. The police later arrested the two accomplices, who had prior drug trafficking cases against them.
14-Feb-2025
The Shahkot police on February 14 arrested two drug peddlers, identified as Pardeep Khosla and Sunil Kumar and seized 20 grams of heroin from their possession, in Shahkot in Jalandhar district.
14-Feb-2025
The Nakodar police on February 14 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Gourav and seized 8 grams of heroin and 120 intoxicant tablets from his possession, in Nakodar in Jalandhar district.
14-Feb-2025
The Punjab Police on February 14 busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling racket with the arrest of a smuggler identified as Gursimranjit Singh alias Simran and seized 30 kg of heroin from his possession near Gharinda village in Amritsar district. The heroin, packed in yellow adhesive tape with hooks, was believed to have been smuggled from Pakistan using drones. According to the police, Simran had retrieved four drug consignments of 75 kg each in the past three months. The racket was allegedly operated by US-based drug peddler Raju Dhattal.
14-Feb-2025
The Police on February 14 arrested three gangsters of the Lakhbir Singh alias Landa gang, identified as Jaskaran Singh, Harman and Harminder, and seized one 9 mm pistol, cartridges and ammunition from their possession, near Bhullar village in Tarn Taran district. The arrests followed an encounter at a police checkpoint after the accused, travelling in a white car, rammed into a police van and opened fire. In the exchange, Jaskaran Singh sustained an abdominal injury, while the other two were taken into custody. The police are investigating their involvement in the attack on Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Satnam Singh Harike Sidhupur Ekta and are examining CCTV footage from the incident.
14-Feb-2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 14 filed a chargesheet against two terror operatives of the banned Khalistani outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), identified as Dharminder Kumar alias Kunal and Dubai-based absconding accused Harwinder Kumar alias Sonu, in connection with the murder of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar alias Vikas Bagga. The killing, carried out in Roopnagar, Punjab, on April 13, 2024, was part of a targeted conspiracy orchestrated by Pakistan-based BKI chief Wadhawa Singh Babbar and executed by Germany-based operatives Harjit Singh alias Laddi and Kulbeer Singh alias Sidhu.
14-Feb-2025
Sukhchain Singh, the uncle of radical Khalistani preacher and jailed Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament (MP) Amritpal Singh, announced on February 14 that the family will lodge a complaint with the Cyber Police regarding a fake letter alleging a Sikh-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance. The viral letter falsely claimed that Amritpal Singh proposed a political partnership with BJP during a meeting with Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah. Sukhchain Singh, a retired Punjab Police Inspector, dismissed the letter as forged and stated that Amritpal never made such a proposal.
13-Feb-2025
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh, in a Facebook post on February 13, strongly condemned the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) executive committee’s decision to remove Giani Harpreet Singh as the Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, calling it a threat to the independent status of Sikh temporal seats. He criticized the SGPC’s probe and termed Giani Harpreet Singh’s removal as "extremely condemnable and unfortunate." The February 10 decision has sparked backlash within the Sikh community.
13-Feb-2025
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on February 13 released a joint statement following bilateral talks between Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and United States (US) President Donald Trump, affirming India and the US’ commitment to taking “decisive action” against individuals threatening the safety and sovereignty of both nations, including illegal immigration networks, organized crime syndicates, narco-terrorists, and human and arms traffickers. The statement urged Pakistan to prosecute perpetrators of terror attacks in India and pledged enhanced law enforcement cooperation. Trump also approved the extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana. Pakistan rejected the statement as “one-sided” and criticized US-India defence agreements.
13-Feb-2025
Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, chief of the banned terror outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), claimed responsibility via a video message on February 13 for hoisting a flag and inscribing Khalistani slogans on a government school building on February 12 in Satauj village, Sangrur district, the native place of Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann. Police stated that the video was being verified, and all angles were under investigation, with legal action to follow.
13-Feb-2025
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on February 13 arrested a drug dealer, Amanjit Singh, who was selling drugs under the guise of being a taxi driver, and recovered 1 kg of heroin from his possession near Sector 80 in Mohali, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. Police revealed that Amanjit sourced heroin from Delhi, Amritsar, and Firozpur and supplied it in Mohali and surrounding areas. He was previously involved in a theft case and is a fugitive in a 10 kg heroin case in Punjab.
13-Feb-2025
Police on February 13 arrested two unidentified smugglers and seized 1.1 kg of heroin from their possession at a naka (checkpoint) in Mohali, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. They were produced in a Mohali court and taken on a three-day remand.
13-Feb-2025
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff of Jalandhar Rural Police on February 13 arrested a notorious smuggler, Lovepreet Singh alias Love, and seized 90 kg of poppy husk along with a white SUV without a registration plate near Gurdwara Bunga Sahi in Dayalpur village, Jalandhar district. Police revealed that Love has a history of multiple criminal cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and robbery. A fresh case has been registered, and an investigation is underway to trace the source and intended recipients of the contraband.
12-Feb-2025
Leaders of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) in New Delhi on February 12 hailed the conviction of former Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and demanded capital punishment. Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu credited Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi for reopening riot cases, while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Rajouri Garden, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, called for the death penalty or life imprisonment for Kumar.