KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
11-Jan-2026
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on January 11 described the repeated disruptions of such events in New Zealand as “deeply concerning” and urged the Union government to raise the matter with the authorities there.
11-Jan-2026
Police on January 11 arrested four persons, identified as Suraj Singh, Karam Singh, Atinderpal Singh, and Harpreet Singh, in connection with the January 7 Kotli Road firing incident and seized three country-made pistols, six live cartridges, and a car from their possession on Bura Gujjar Road in Sri Muktsar Sahib district.
11-Jan-2026
Police on January 11 arrested two alleged drug traffickers, identified as Gurvinder Singh alias Mota and Sarwan Singh alias Samaa and recovered 30 grams of heroin along with INR 4,400 in drug money, in Chatiwind in Amritsar district.
10-Jan-2026
Four key operatives of the Rohit Godara–Goldy Brar gang, identified as Raman, Lokesh, Balraj alias Balram, and Ravinder Singh alias Ravi were arrested in two separate incidents, along with two .30 Beretta pistols, one Zigana pistol, one 9mm pistol, and eight live cartridges, in Kaithal, Haryana. According to the Haryana STF, Raman and Lokesh were arrested on January 10 in Karnal while travelling in a bulletproof vehicle, while Balraj and Ravinder were arrested on January 14 from Pundri in Kaithal. Police said the arrests are linked to twin shootings in the United States (US), stemming from a deepening rift between the Lawrence Bishnoi and Brar–Godara factions. The accused allegedly orchestrated the killing of Sunil Yadav alias Goliya in Stockton, California, on December 23, 2024, and were also involved in an attack at a truck repair facility in Fresno on October 18, 2025, targeting gangster and Bishnoi associate Harry Boxer. The second incident is believed to be part of an escalating internal gang split, after Rohit Godara and Goldy Brar broke away from the Lawrence gang in 2025.
10-Jan-2026
Two masked assailants on a motorcycle, in an extortion attempt, opened fire at a luxury car rental showroom, Royal Limo, near Mullanpur in Ludhiana district on January 10. The gunmen fired at high-end vehicles and left behind “calling cards” linked to notorious international gangsters. Police later confirmed that the business owners received a high-value extortion demand shortly after the attack.
10-Jan-2026
On January 10, Punjab Police, on day 315 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 61 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 82 drug smugglers and seized 7.7 kg of heroin, 8759 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 12,790 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
10-Jan-2026
Khanna police on January 10 busted a major drug-smuggling racket and arrested five of its members, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, Angrej Singh, Harshdeep Singh, Prabhjot Singh alias Prabh, and Gurtej Singh and seized 4.20 kg of heroin from the possession of two of the accused, in Ludhiana district.
10-Jan-2026
Khanna police, in separate incidents, arrested nine other drug peddlers and recovered 245 grams of heroin from them in Ludhiana district on January 10.
10-Jan-2026
The second phase of the “Yudh Nashian Virudh” (War Against Drugs) campaign was launched in Tarn Taran district on January 10, covering all four Assembly constituencies—Tarn Taran, Patti, Khemkaran, and Khadoor Sahib. Volunteers of the Nasha Mukti Morcha and representatives of Village Defence Committees (VDCs) held meetings in villages and took out foot marches to raise awareness against drug abuse.
09-Jan-2026
Two masked motorcycle-borne youths on the night of January 9 opened fire outside a beauty salon over an extortion demand, injuring a woman, identified as Kashish, in Jandiala Guru, Amritsar district. Police said the attackers fired multiple shots at the salon run by Kuldeep and his wife Kashish before fleeing, brandishing a pistol. Preliminary investigations revealed the couple had received an extortion call from an unknown foreign WhatsApp number on January 3 demanding INR 1 crore, which they ignored without reporting to police.
09-Jan-2026
On January 9, Punjab Police, on day 314 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 62 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 82 drug smugglers and seized 1.4 kg of heroin, 10 kg of poppy husk, 710 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 4230 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
09-Jan-2026
Special Director General of Police (Intelligence) PK Sinha has directed Nabha Jail authorities in Patiala district to enhance security for senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia. According to a letter to the jail authorities, Pakistan-based terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) has planned to target Majithia, based on inputs received from central intelligence agencies.
09-Jan-2026
Police on January 9 arrested a man, identified as Gurjinder Singh and seized 100 grams of heroin and INR 18,000 drug money near the railway crossing in Nawanshahr in Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar district.
09-Jan-2026
Police on January 9 arrested a man, Ranjit Singh alias Jwanda and seized 400 grams of heroin from him in Rahon in Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar district.
08-Jan-2026
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on January 8 said the Punjab government would launch a “full-scale war against gangsters,” on the lines of the Yudh Nashian Virudh (War Against Drugs) campaign, while meeting newly elected local body members with Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann in Ludhiana. He said that after drugs, the government would take on gangsters and dismantle their networks across Punjab, asserting that none would be spared.
08-Jan-2026
The Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) recently denied bail to Amit Gambhir in a high-profile narco-terrorism case involving the 2019 seizure of over 530 kg of heroin and other narcotics hidden in a rock salt consignment imported from Pakistan. The court said there was evidence of his involvement in acts endangering the country’s unity, integrity, and security, noting that proceeds from the drug smuggling were routed to Dubai via hawala in dirhams to fund cross-border terrorist activities.
08-Jan-2026
According to a January 8 notification, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) appointed Urfi Masood Syed as special public prosecutor to conduct trials in nine NIA cases before a special court in Mohali, Punjab, including a narco-terror case from Jammu and Kashmir and the 2019 Tarn Taran bomb blast case.
08-Jan-2026
The Moga district court complex was evacuated on January 8 after a bomb threat email was received on the official email account of the district judicial authorities.
08-Jan-2026
The Ropar judicial complex in Rupnagar district was evacuated on the morning of January 8 after judicial authorities received an email threatening a bomb attack on the premises. As a precaution, the Anandpur Sahib judicial complex was also evacuated amid fears of a wider security risk.
08-Jan-2026
Bathinda police on January 8 arrested a woman for allegedly brandishing a pistol in a social media video in Bathinda district. Police said this was the first such case involving a woman, noting that last year 24 youths were arrested in 17 cases for similar offences.
08-Jan-2026
Mansa police on January 8 claimed to have arrested all five accused in the killing of 19-year-old Jashandeep Singh of Kulheri village, who was beaten to death at the Budhlada bus stand on January 7 afternoon. Police said the murder stemmed from an old rivalry.
08-Jan-2026
On January 8, Punjab Police, on day 313 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 82 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 98 drug smugglers and seized 1.04 kg of heroin, 7 kg of ganja, 105 quintals of poppy husk, 20,900 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 14,070 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
08-Jan-2026
One youth, Lovepreet Singh, was killed and his friend Dilpreet Singh was injured after being attacked by unidentified assailants near Fatehgarh Korotana village in Moga district on January 8. Preliminary investigations suggest the attack stemmed from an old rivalry, and police said the deceased was facing a criminal case at the Kot Ise Khan police station in Moga district.
08-Jan-2026
The chief of the banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, in a recent video circulated on social media, targeted youth and students in Punjab and sought to provoke anti-state sentiment. In the video, Pannun claimed that from January 12 he intended to orchestrate disruptions related to the national anthem in schools and colleges across Punjab, asserting that “Jana Gana Mana” would be halted and replaced with “Deh Shiva Bar Mohe Ihe.” He further alleged that Hindi would be removed from the state.
07-Jan-2026
The Amritsar Commissionerate Police on January 7–8 averted a planned targeted killing and extortion attempt by busting a module linked to gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, arresting five accused, Aditya Raj, Kulwinder Singh alias Billa Vikram, Manpreet, and Gurpreet and seizing two pistols (a Turkey-made 9 mm Glock and a .32 bore country-made pistol), two swords, and a long knife in Amritsar district. Police said Aditya Raj, a native of Nalanda, Bihar, was hired to carry out the targeted killing, with the gang using an out-of-state associate to evade law enforcement. He is directly linked to gangsters Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Keshav Shivala and acted on their instructions.