KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
22-May-2025
Amritsar Police on May 22 arrested three individuals—Kanwalpreet Singh, Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja, and Wasan Singh—and seized one revolver and a stolen car following a brief encounter in Amritsar district. Police stated that the trio, wanted in multiple criminal cases across several districts, had snatched the vehicle during a citywide blackout triggered by Operation Sindoor and cross-border attacks.
22-May-2025
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, while addressing a rally in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on May 22, warned Pakistan against fostering terrorism, stating that it would be forced to "beg for every penny" if such actions continued. He revealed that Pakistan had attempted to target the Nal Air Force Station, but India’s armed forces thwarted the attack and launched a decisive counter-strike, destroying Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan air base during Operation Sindoor.
22-May-2025
Mohali Police, on May 22 arrested one of the accused behind firing outside the residence of music producer Pinky Dhaliwal on May 15, identified as Ankit Rana, and seized the stolen motorcycle used in the crime, in Mohali in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. Rana is linked to the Kala Rana gang, and was tracked down with the help of CCTV footage and human intelligence.
21-May-2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on May 21, arrested an associate of two Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF)-linked terror operatives involved in a grenade attack on a temple, identified as Bhagwant Singh alias Manna Bhatti, in Akalgarh village in Amritsar district. According to the NIA, Bhagwant had concealed the grenade used in the attack and received terror funds in his bank account.
21-May-2025
Punjab Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh, while speaking during an anti-drug campaign in Rohti Basta Singh village in Patiala district on May 21, criticised the Central Government for its handling of cross-border drug smuggling. He questioned its failure to intercept Pakistan-origin drones despite possessing the technological capability to counter similar threats.
21-May-2025
Police on May 21 arrested two drug smugglers, identified as Hardeep Singh and Abhishek, and seized 181 kg of poppy husk from their possession, in Kiratpur Sahib in Rupnagar district.
21-May-2025
Police on May 21 arrested one drug smuggler, identified as Babandeep Singh and seized 240 psychotropic drug pills from his possession, in Ramgarh Manda village in Rupnagar district.
21-May-2025
Police on May 21 demolished houses of eight unidentified drug peddlers who had illegally encroached on government land, in Rohti Channa village in Nabha in Patiala district.
21-May-2025
Police, on May 21, demolished the houses of one drug smuggler, identified as Surjit Singh alias Tota in Toti village in Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district in Punjab. According to Police, Surjit Singh and his family have a long history in drug trafficking, with 18 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act registered against them.
21-May-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) on May 21 recovered a drone near Palha Megha village in Ferozepur district in Punjab. The recovered drone was a DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
21-May-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) on May 21 recovered a drone near Gendu Kilcha village in Ferozepur district in Punjab. The recovered drone was a DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
21-May-2025
Delhi Chief Minister (CM) Rekha Gupta, on May 21, flagged off the Khalsa Tiranga Yatra from Talkatora Stadium to celebrate the valour of the Indian armed forces. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from Sikh youth, who rode with the national flag and raised patriotic slogans across Delhi.
21-May-2025
Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff of Kapurthala on May 21 arrested a drug smuggler, identified as Tarshbir Singh, and seized 130 grams of heroin and INR 70 in cash from his possession, in Lakhkan Kalan village in Kapurthala district.
21-May-2025
Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs, on May 21 lifted the five-year-old ban on preacher Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale after he appeared before the five Jathedars and sought forgiveness for the alleged misinterpretation of Gurbani, in Amritsar.
21-May-2025
Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, in a statement on May 21, accused India of orchestrating the recent suicide attack on a school bus in Balochistan. He also blamed the Indian intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), labelling the incident as an example of “state-sponsored terrorism,” and accused the Modi government of fueling regional instability through what he termed Hindutva extremism rooted in Ayodhya and Nagpur.
21-May-2025
On May 21, Punjab Police, on day 81 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 104 FIRs, arrested 150 drug smugglers and recovered 7.2 kg of heroin, 297 kg of poppy husk and INR 2.41 lakhs of drug money from their possession across Punjab.
21-May-2025
The Jalandhar Commissionerate Police on May 21 busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket, arrested one smuggler identified as Shivam Sodhi, and seized 5 kg of heroin along with INR 22,000 in drug money from his possession in the Lamma Pind Chowk area of Jalandhar district.
20-May-2025
Punjab Police on May 20 arrested Parmjeet Kaur, the daughter of a sarpanch, and seized 18 grams of heroin from her possession in Kartarpur, Jalandhar district.
20-May-2025
The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with the Faridkot police, on May 20 arrested two close associates of foreign-based gangster Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dala, identified as Vishal Singh of Muktsar and Onkar Singh, and seized two .30 bore pistols and six live cartridges from their possession in Sadiq in Faridkot district.
20-May-2025
Golden Temple Head Granthi (priest) Giani Raghbir Singh on May 20 in Amritsar refuted claims made by Indian Army officer Lieutenant General Sumer Ivan D'Cunha that the shrine’s authorities had permitted the deployment of air defence guns on the premises during Operation Sindoor. Singh stated he was never contacted by any army personnel and had been abroad in the United States (US) from April 24 to May 14, the period during which the operation took place. He urged the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to investigate the matter and take appropriate action if any member had acted without authorisation.
20-May-2025
Jalandhar Rural Police on May 20 arrested a gangster linked to the Dilpreet Baba gang, identified as Paramjit Singh alias Pamma, and seized 15 grams of heroin and two illegal .32 pistols, live cartridges and a stolen car, from his possession, near Kalra village in Jalandhar district. Singh opened fire while attempting to flee, resulting in him being injured in the leg during police retaliation.
20-May-2025
The Jalandhar Commissionerate Police on May 20 arrested two key suspects involved in a recent gang-related shooting in Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Nagar, identified as Akashdeep Singh alias Akash and Gaurav Kapila, seizing two pistols, three cartridges, and six spent cartridges from their possession after a brief encounter in Dhakoli, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. Akashdeep and Gaurav were linked to the killing of a Fateh gang member and the injury of a bystander.
19-May-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) on May 19 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 506 grams along with one DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone, from fields near Noorwala village in Patti in Tarn Taran district.
19-May-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) on May 19 recovered one drone in burnt condition from a farming field adjacent to Wan village in Patti in Tarn Taran district. The recovered drone was a DJI Air 3 model.
19-May-2025
The Mohali District Court on May 19 acquitted Jagtar Singh Hawara, who is currently serving a life sentence for the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Beant Singh, in an explosives case registered in 2005, in Mohali in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district.