KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
13-Jul-2025
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president and Member of Parliament (MP) Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on July 13 criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over deteriorating law and order, rise in gangster activity, and fake First Information Reports (FIRs), while speaking at ‘Save Constitution’ rally in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district.
13-Jul-2025
On July 13, Punjab Police, on day 134 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 93 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 113 drug smugglers and seized 4.2 kg of heroin, 500 grams of ganja, 120 kg of poppy husk and INR 24,210 drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
12-Jul-2025
On July 12, a key witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Harpal Kaur Bedi, told a special court in New Delhi that she was not pressured by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Sikh leaders to name former Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Jagdish Tytler. During cross-examination, she denied fabricating her testimony or falsely implicating the accused. Bedi had earlier stated that she named Tytler only in 2016, after the death of her son, for whose safety she had previously feared. The case pertains to the killing of three Sikhs—Sardar Thakur Singh, Badal Singh, and Gurcharan Singh—at Pul Bangash on November 1, 1984. The court has listed the matter for further hearing on July 21.
12-Jul-2025
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath, while flagging off the UP-Delhi Balidan Sandesh Yatra in Lucknow on July 12, stated that attempts were being made to create divisions between Hindus and Sikhs and urged people to remain vigilant. He referred to the arrest of Chhangur Baba in Balrampur, alleging that he operated a INR 100 crore religious conversion racket funded primarily from the Middle East. The Chief Minister also paid tribute to Guru Tegh Bahadur and emphasised the continued relevance of the Sikh Gurus’ sacrifices in resisting religious oppression.
12-Jul-2025
Nalagarh Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Hardeep Singh Bawa received a threatening call on July 12 from Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, warning of serious consequences if the Indian national flag was hoisted in Himachal Pradesh on Independence Day, August 15. The call originated from a UK-based number (+44 7537 121095).
12-Jul-2025
On July 12, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal met the family of slain businessman Sanjay Verma, and stated that crime had surged in Punjab since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to power, in Abohar in Fazilka district in Punjab. He accused the state government of creating an environment of fear, claiming industrialists were fleeing due to rising extortion threats.
12-Jul-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police, on July 12, recovered a packet containing pistol parts and a magazine wrapped in yellow adhesive tape from a farming field near Dal village in Tarn Taran district. The packet contained a copper wire loop and three illuminating sticks, indicating that it had been dropped by a drone.
12-Jul-2025
On July 12, Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police, recovered a packet of heroin weighing 575 grams from farming field near Kilche village in Ferozepur district.
11-Jul-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police on July 11 arrested an unidentified smuggler and seized one pistol and magazine, in Miyawali village in Tarn Taran district.
11-Jul-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF), in collaboration with the Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), arrested an unidentified smuggler on July 11 and seized 1 kg of heroin, two mobile phones, and a motorcycle from his possession near Khasa village in Amritsar district.
11-Jul-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF), in collaboration with the Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Amritsar, arrested an unidentified smuggler on July 11 and seized 1.151 kg of heroin and two mobile phones from his possession in Kakkar village in Ajnala, Amritsar district.
11-Jul-2025
Police on July 11 busted a drug supply racket by arresting three individuals — Nigam, Jaspal Singh, and Satnam Singh — and seizing 1.625 kg of heroin, three .32-bore pistols, two country-made 12-bore weapons (kattas), 13 live cartridges, and 12 mobile phones from their possession, in Dhuri, Sangrur district, Punjab. Their accomplice, Gurpreet Singh, remains at large.
11-Jul-2025
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann, on July 11 in Chandigarh, stated that legal steps were being taken to bring gangster Lawrence Bishnoi back to a Punjab jail, alleging that Bishnoi is currently operating his terror network from Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat under the protection of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
11-Jul-2025
On July 11, Punjab Police, on day 132 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” registered 85 First Information Reports (FIRs), arrested 16 drug smugglers and seized 4.5 kg of heroin and 1 kg of opium from their possession, across Punjab.
11-Jul-2025
Punjab Police on July 11 arrested three individuals, identified as Inderpal Bishnoi, Sandeep Khichad and Pawan Khichad, for providing shelter to the assailants involved in the July 7 murder of Abohar businessman Sanjay Verma, from Sriganganagar in Sriganganagar district in Rajasthan. The police revealed that a foreign-based handler had transferred INR 1.4 lakh to their bank accounts for facilitating the crime. The main assailants, Shakti, Rajinder alias Billa, and Jaskaran alias Katta, are currently absconding, while two others, Jaspreet and Ram Rattan, were killed in a police encounter. The prime suspect, Aarzoo Bishnoi alias Naveen Kumar, an aide of Lawrence Bishnoi, reportedly fled abroad.
11-Jul-2025
According to sources in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the draft Bill proposing stricter punishment for sacrilege is likely to be tabled in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on July 14 or 15, once it is finalised and approved by the Council of Ministers.
11-Jul-2025
Police on July 11 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Bikramjit Singh, and seized a 9mm Austrian-made Glock pistol and a Pakistan-made ‘star mark’ pistol from his possession near Bhagtanwala grain market in Amritsar district. He sustained a bullet injury to his leg during a brief encounter while attempting to flee. Singh is the prime accused in a June 11 firing incident near Neshta village, linked to the recovery of 5 kg of heroin.
11-Jul-2025
Kapurthala Police on July 11 arrested two individuals, identified as Ramandeep Singh alias Raman and Daljit Singh alias Baba, and seized three imported 9mm pistols, two .32-bore pistols, one .32-bore revolver, a .12-bore gun, a large quantity of ammunition, and two vehicles from their possession near Mand Dhilwan village in Kapurthala district. Ramandeep Singh sustained a bullet injury to his leg while attempting to escape during the recovery operation and is currently under medical observation at Kapurthala Civil Hospital.
10-Jul-2025
Police on July 10 demolished the house and property of a drug peddler, identified as Saurav Partap alias Sunny, in the Kot Khalsa area of Amritsar district, Punjab. Authorities stated that the house was constructed using drug money and was in violation of municipal building bylaws. The property was registered in the name of his wife, Savita Partap. Sunny, who is currently absconding, has around 25 criminal cases against him, including several under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. His daughter, Muskan, and brother, Aditya Partap, were also arrested on similar charges following the recovery of 6 kg of opium, 8 kg of heroin, 2 kg of a chemical used in heroin manufacturing, and a pistol.
10-Jul-2025
On July 10, Punjab Police, on day 131 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 92 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 129 drug smugglers and seized 4.2 kg of heroin, 509 grams of opium and INR 23,370 drug money from their possession, across Punjab.