KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
27-Jun-2013
An Indian national, identified as Satpal Singh alias Raghvir Singh believed to be part of BKI has been deported to India from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Singh was arrested on January 4, 2013. Special Task Force (Operations and Counter-Terrorism) Director Comm Datuk Mohamad Fuzi Harun said that they believe he is part of a Sikh militant group called BKI. He had been supplying the group with fake travel documents and using our country as a transit point for the group's activities.
11-Jun-2013
The Punjab government is set to rope in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to conduct a comprehensive study on the prevalent drug menace in the state. UNODC in a tie-up with the Punjab health department that will carry out the comprehensive study. Discussions also centred on the role of Pakistan's ISI in cross-border smuggling. With almost every drug seizure, recovered FICN and arms as well. Since FICN is the domain of ISI only, the agency could likely be behind the cross-border smuggling. Procuring a quantity of 300 kilograms of heroin from Afghanistan at a total cost of Rs 3 crore is not a big deal for the ISI. Pakistani agency's motive could be an attempt to destabilize the nation.
05-Jun-2013
UMHA Sushil Kumar Shinde said that Pakistan's external intelligence agency, ISI, is trying to revive militancy in Punjab.
26-May-2013
Sikh organization Dal Khalsa has sent a 'memo' to the EU for intervention on the issue and to save KLF militant Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, who was awarded death sentence for killing nine persons and injuring 17 others in Delhi in a bomb attack on September 11, 1993.
21-May-2013
Some radical Sikh leaders led by Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) President Simranjit Singh Mann raised the Khalistan demand at a meeting. Mann stated that he still supports the Khalistan movement and the Sikh community abroad also favours it.
15-May-2013
Daljit Singh alias Jitu, a militant of KZF was extradited from Malasia to the Punjab Police through IB. A lookout notice was there against Daljit at all airports in the country. He was produced in Hoshiarpur court following his extradition and now is in police remand. He was wanted by the State Police in a case of arms and ammunition recovery on March 21. Daljit is the nephew of Punjab militant BalwinderPossi, who is wanted by the State Police and is presently in the US.
15-Apr-2013
BSF recovered FICN worth INR 487,000 along with 18 kg heroin valued around INR 900 million in the international market from Tarn Taran District.
15-Apr-2013
Two operatives of BKI had transferred money amounting to INR 22 million to the kin of Balwant Singh Rajoana for the revival of terrorism in Punjab. Pakistan based BKI leaders Wadhwa Singh and Jagtar Singh Tara are trying to revive terrorism in Punjab and wage war against the Government of India. A UK based BKI operative, Balbir Singh Bains had sent INR 10.1 million through Western Union to Rajoana’s sister Kamaldeep Kaur between March 21 and April 3, 2012, according to NIA. INR 5.4 million was transferred into Kaur's ICICI Bank account (number 151501500897) between December 17, 2011, and March 31, 2012. There was another remittance to Rajoana's sister between September 2012 and April 2013, bringing the total to INR 22 million.
12-Apr-2013
Supreme Court declined to commute the death sentence of KLF militant Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, found guilty of killing nine and injuring 17 others in Delhi in a bomb attack on September 11, 1993.
09-Apr-2013
Punjab Government Secretary (Home) Samir Kumar stated before the Supreme Court that the Security environment in Punjab continues to be problematic while justifying the deployment of a large number of state Police personnel for VVIP security. In view of the security environment in Punjab, as brought out, and prevailing high degree of threat to VIPs and dignitaries from various militant outfits like HM, JeM, LeT, BKI, KCF, KZF, KTF, and other militant and fundamentalist outfits, suitable security arrangements are imperative to secure the lives of targeted dignitaries and individuals based in the border state of Punjab, the state claimed before the SC.
07-Apr-2013
An un-named senior official of MHA stated, "Operatives based in the UK, Germany and North America, who are members of the BKI and its front organisations, are transferring huge amounts of monetary resources to BKI sleeper cells in Punjab and other places". Besides the ISI of Pakistan, it has close ties with the terror network of Dawood Ibrahim.
22-Mar-2013
Two persons, including an alleged militant of Bhindranwale Tigers Force (BTF) Kulbir Singh Assandh, were arrested by Punjab Police from near Sirhind of Fatehgarh Sahib District in connection with the Zirakpur drug haul case (February, 2013). "Both had been involved in smuggling of drugs for last many years. They were mainly working and supplying drugs to arrested NRI Anup Singh Kahlon, dismissed DSP Jagdish Bhola, Sukha Gakhal and Raja Kandhola," said Fatehgarh Sahib Senior Superintendant of Police (SSP) Hardial Singh Mann.
21-Mar-2013
Punjab Police arrested three people including the mother (Salinder Kaur) and sister (Kulwinder Kaur) of US-based KZF militant Balwinder Singh Possi and recovered arms and ammunition from the house in Possi village of Hoshiarpur District. The third arrested person, Ranjit Singh Rana, is from NurpurJattan village in the same District. All the three arrested persons were charged under various sections of the Arms Act and the UAPA. One 7.65mm automatic pistol, one 0.9mm US-made pistol, one.30 bore Mauser, one .32 bore revolver, three magazines, and 89 cartridges were recovered from the house of Possi's mother and sister. Two country made pistols were also recovered from the accused.
16-Mar-2013
Police busted a racket in Mohali and arrested 5 persons involved in FICN and narcotics. FICN worth INR 94,000 was seized and interrogation of the gang revealed that the FICN and narcotics were routed through Nepal and Uttar Pradesh.
12-Mar-2013
The Minister of State for Home Affairs R.P.N. Singh revealed in Lok Sabha that banned terrorist outfits like Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) are trying to revive Sikh militancy. He commented, "There are reports that some organisations like BKI in the UK are striving to revive Sikh militancy”. He added, "A close watch is maintained on the activities of various groups known to have been engaged in trying to foment terrorist activities in Punjab”.
07-Mar-2013
Punjab police recovered arms and ammunition including two German MP5 guns, one .32 bore revolver and 200 live cartridges from Tarn Taran District, based on information provided by BKI militant Narain Singh Chaura. This is the first instance of the recovery of German guns from a militant in India.
26-Feb-2013
A BKI militant Narain Singh Chaura who was on run since May 2010 was arrested from village Jalalabad of Tarn Taran district. Chaura was wanted in at least two dozen cases related to militancy. Two of his accomplices Sukhwant Singh and Sukhdev Singh also got arrested from different places in Amritsar District and weapons recovered based on his inputs. The recoveries included an AK-56 assault rifle with 20 rounds, a.30 pistol with 50 rounds, five hand grenades and other ammunition from Kurali village in Mohali District.
25-Feb-2013
In connection with September 7, 2011, Delhi High Court Blast a three-member NIA team conducted several raids at undisclosed locations in Jalandhar of Jalandhar District for three days till February 24. The team, landed in Jalandhar on February 21, following leads on militants of banned militant group BKI hiding in the District. Sources in Punjab Police said that attempts are being made by Pakistan-based terror outfit LeT to reignite terrorism in Punjab and carry out bomb explosions with the help of Sikh militants based abroad. "The Babbar Khalsa top leadership, including ‘chief’ Wadhwa Singh and its cadres are active in Pakistan and a few European countries. They are actively cooperating with ISI and LeT.
10-Feb-2013
So far the BSF has recovered over 30kg of heroin from the international border belt in Punjab this year.
06-Feb-2013
Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Berry sentenced BKI militant Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for the assassination of former Punjab CM Beant Singh, to 10-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) and a fine of INR 10,000 in a case of recovery of explosives.
22-Jan-2013
Four KLF militants, identified as KLF chief Baba Bakshish Singh, Jasbir Singh alias Jassa, Harhant Singh alias DC and Pargat Singh were produced in a Patiala court in connection with the recovery of a bomb near Nabha LPG bottling plant in Patiala district in January 2010. Jassa and DC were arrested by Nabha Police on February 22, 2010, while trying to target vital installations in Punjab. Pargat Singh was arrested on May 2010 while staying in a paying guest accommodation in Sant Nagar (Jalandhar District) on a fake name and identity. The fourth accused, Bakhshish, was arrested from near Amritsar (Amritsar District) on May 29, 2010, and 2.3 kilograms RDX, a detonator, 30 bore pistol, and 28 cartridges were recovered from his possession.
21-Jan-2013
Amritsar District police arrested one person, Gurdev Singh along with FICN with a face value of INR 3, 00,000 and heroin worth INR 25 million in the Chheharta area. Gurdev was involved in cross border smuggling of heroin and FICN.
17-Jan-2013
In an official meeting between India and US delegations on the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, India has formally asked US Justice Department for the extradition of BKI militant Balwinder Singh Possi. He was wanted in twin blasts at interstate roadways bus stand Jalandhar, Punjab on April 24, 2006. Punjab Police is also planning to file for the extradition of another BKI militant Gurnam Singh alias Neka from the US. Neka is wanted for the two blasts which were carried out on April 24 and 28, 2006, in which three persons were killed. Punjab Police is also investigating the involvement of a third BKI militant Gursharan Singh Cheema in the blasts. Both the accused fled to the US in 2006 shortly after the blasts.
13-Jan-2013
Smuggler Bhupinder Singh was arrested by BSF from the Dera Nanak Sector of Gurdaspur District and recovered one country made Pakistani pistol, two magazines, 15 rounds of ammunition, along with 15 kg heroin valued around INR 750 million in the international market.
08-Jan-2013
BSF troopers recovered 11 kilograms of heroin along with FICN with a face value of INR 1.2 million near Border Outpost Khalra in Amarkot sector of Ferozepur District.