KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
03-Jun-2025
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann on June 3 reaffirmed the government’s zero-tolerance policy against drugs, stating no one involved will be spared and corrupt officials are being targeted, in Chandigarh. Mann also emphasised the urgent need to develop Punjab’s border areas and firmly declared that the state will not share its scarce water resources with others.
03-Jun-2025
Police on June 3 arrested three individuals, identified as Jodhbir Singh alias Kohali, Boota Singh alias Vishal and Karanbir Singh alias Karan and seized 2.4 kg of heroin, a Glock pistol, and a Swaraj tractor from their possession, near Dalke village in Ajnala in Amritsar district.
03-Jun-2025
Police on June 3 arrested one individual, identified as Gultaar Singh alias Ghona and seized 530 grams of opium, INR 15,000 drug money and a Brezza car from his possession, near Dana Mandi near Sathiala village in Amritsar district.
03-Jun-2025
Amritsar Rural police on June 3 arrested three individuals, identified as Gurmeet Singh, Hardev Singh and Tajinder Singh, and seized 722 grams of heroin and INR 1 lakh drug money from their possession, near Neshta village in Amritsar district.
03-Jun-2025
Chatiwind police on June 3 arrested four individuals, identified as Lovepreet Singh, Baljit Singh, Prabhdeep Singh, and Sukhwant Singh, and seized one .30 bore pistol, five live bullets and INR 1.3 lakh in cash from their possession near Chatiwind village in Amritsar district.
03-Jun-2025
Mehta police on June 3 arrested two individuals, identified as Sahildeep and Sukhsagar Singh, and seized one .32 bore pistol and three live cartridges from their possession in Rajdhan village in Amritsar district.
02-Jun-2025
On June 2, a statue of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was defaced with black paint, stamped with 'SFJ', and draped in a Khalistan flag in Nangal village of Jalandhar district. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the Khalistani terrorist and chief of the banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), claimed responsibility for the act. This incident follows a similar one carried out on March 31, 2025, also at SFJ’s behest, and comes ahead of the anniversary of Operation Bluestar. A case has been registered, and police are reviewing CCTV footage to identify those involved.
02-Jun-2025
According to sources, Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi is unlikely to be part of the G7 Summit set to be held in Kananaskis in Canada from June 15, 2025.
02-Jun-2025
On June 2, Punjab Police, on day 93 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 77 First Information Reports (FIRs), arrested 98 drug smugglers and recovered 1.5 kg of heroin, 2508 intoxicant pills and INR 3900 drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
02-Jun-2025
Police on June 2 arrested two individuals, identified as Amanjot Singh and Lovepreet Ram and seized 200 grams of heroin from their possession, near Laad Banjara Kalan village in Sangrur district.
02-Jun-2025
Police on June 2 arrested one individual, identified as Ajay Kumar and seized 12 grams of heroin from their possession, in Sangrur in Sangrur district.
02-Jun-2025
Dhuri Sadar Police on June 2 arrested one unidentified woman and seized 7 grams of heroin from her possession, near Dhuri village in Sangrur district.
02-Jun-2025
On June 2, a key meeting between Damdami Taksal chief Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami ended in a deadlock over the June 6 Ghallughara (Operation Bluestar) commemoration, in Amritsar district. Damdami Taksal insisted that the SGPC limit its role to that of a facilitator or manager and strongly opposed officiating Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj delivering the traditional message to the Sikh community. The issue, which has garnered support from various Sikh organisations, is scheduled to be discussed again on June 4.
01-Jun-2025
The Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on June 1 deleted a social media post that paid tribute to the "martyrs" of Operation Bluestar — the Indian Army’s June 1984 operation to flush out armed militants from the Golden Temple. The post had criticised the then Congress-led government for "attacking the Golden Temple" and included images of the damaged Akal Takht and an armoured vehicle.
01-Jun-2025
Kharar city police on June 1 arrested two individuals, identified as Jagjir Singh and Sinder Singh and seized 100 grams of heroin from their possession, near Green Market Chowk in Kharar in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district.
01-Jun-2025
Kharar city police on June 1 arrested three individuals, identified as Gagandeep Singh, Sandeep Kumar and Dimple and seized 139 grams of heroin from their possession in Kharar in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district.
01-Jun-2025
Kharar city police on June 1 arrested one individual, identified as Jivan Singh and seized 24.9 grams of heroin from his possession, near Phase 8 in Kharar in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district.
01-Jun-2025
June 1 marks the tenth anniversary of the theft of a bir of the Guru Granth Sahib from a gurdwara in Burj Jawahar Singh Wala near Bargari village, Faridkot district, Punjab. This incident triggered a series of sacrilege events and police firing in Punjab in 2015. Sikh organisations plan to mark the anniversary with a protest march from the theft site to Kotkapura in Faridkot district, where police had opened fire on demonstrators.
01-Jun-2025
Police on June 1 dismantled a terror and extortion module linked to Jeevan Fauji, an operative of the Khalistani terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), and arrested two of his associates, identified as Karajpreet Singh alias Karaj and Gurlal Singh alias Harman, along with a .30 bore pistol, one live cartridge, and a motorcycle in Verowal, Tarn Taran district.
01-Jun-2025
On June 1, Punjab Police, on day 92 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 83 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 113 drug smugglers and recovered 2.09 kg of heroin, 530 grams of opium, 32679 intoxicant pills and INR 1.8 lakhs drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
01-Jun-2025
The Special Cell of Amritsar Rural Police on June 1 has dismantled a drugs and weapons smuggling network, and arrested three weapons smugglers identified as Fatehbir Singh alias Gandhi, Jagroop Singh alias Lalli and Ranjit Singh alias Kaka, and seized three Glock Gen 43 pistols (9mm), one Glock 26 Gen pistol (9mm), a .30 bore pistol, a PX5 .30 bore Pistol, a Zigana pistol, 10 live cartridges of .30 bore calibre, a motorcycle and three mobile phones from their possession, at a naka (checkpoint) near Brar-Kohala village link road in Ajnala in Amritsar district. Preliminary investigation revealed the accused were in contact with a primary suspect, Dugh of Manawala village in Amritsar district, and linked to Pakistan-based arms smuggler Rana.
01-Jun-2025
According to sources, ahead of the 41st anniversary of Operation Blue Star on June 6, approximately 2,500 personnel from Punjab Armed Police and other district police forces are expected to be deployed for security in Amritsar, Amritsar district, with paramilitary forces on standby. Police have installed 62 checkpoints and are conducting round-the-clock patrolling to maintain peace.
01-Jun-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police on June 1, recovered two packets of heroin weighing 1.017 kg and four DJI Mavic 3 Classic drones (two of which were damaged) from Ratankhurd and Dhanoe Khurd villages in Amritsar district, and Khemkaran and Dal villages in Tarn Taran district of Punjab.
31-May-2025
On May 31, Border Security Force (BSF) troops recovered a packet of heroin weighing 548 grams along with a drone from fields near Habibwala village in Ferozepur district. The recovered drone was a DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
31-May-2025
On May 31, Border Security Force (BSF) troops recovered a pistol along with a magazine in burnt condition near Dhani Natha Singh Wala village in Jalalabad West in Fazilka district.