KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
05-Feb-2026
Mehatpur police on February 5 arrested a man, identified as Charanjit Singh alias Channa, and seized 20 grams of heroin from his possession in Jalandhar district.
05-Feb-2026
Police on February 5 arrested a person, identified as Lakhvir Singh alias Lakku, and recovered 32 loose intoxicant tablets from his possession in Bute Dian Channa village in Jalandhar district.
05-Feb-2026
Police on February 5 arrested two accused, identified as Aashu and Sohib Khas alias Mohni, and seized 105 loose intoxicant tablets from their possession in Phillaur, Jalandhar district.
05-Feb-2026
Police on February 5 arrested a person, identified as Sunny, and recovered 2 grams of heroin from his possession during checking in Shahkot, Jalandhar district.
05-Feb-2026
Police on February 5 arrested a person, identified as Pradeep alias Gori, and seized 2 grams of heroin from his possession in Shahkot, Jalandhar district.
05-Feb-2026
Police on February 5 arrested a person, identified as Harvinder Singh alias Sabi, and recovered 2 grams of heroin from his possession in Kohar Kalan village, Jalandhar district.
05-Feb-2026
Police on February 5 arrested a person, identified as Amarbir Singh alias Amna, and seized 23 loose intoxicant tablets from his possession in Lohian, Jalandhar district.
05-Feb-2026
The Amritsar Commissionerate Police on February 5 arrested a gangster and bail-jumper, identified as Ranjit Singh, who was wanted in multiple serious cases, in Amritsar district. The accused had been absconding in a high-profile case involving the recovery of two hand grenades and pistols. He had jumped bail and was evading arrest before being tracked down and taken into custody during a targeted operation. Ranjit Singh is also wanted in the murder case of Bathinda-based social media influencer Kamal Kaur and was named as an accused along with Amritpal Singh Mehron.
04-Feb-2026
Police on February 4 arrested two suspects, identified as Baltej Singh alias Bunty and Mangat Singh, for allegedly providing logistical support in the January 28 killing of Gurwinder Singh outside the District Administrative Complex in Mohali, Punjab. However, the shooters linked to the Goldy Brar gang remain at large six days after the incident. Police said the two assailants have been identified and would be arrested soon. Investigations revealed that the murder was allegedly ordered by gangster Goldy Brar, with the execution coordinated by foreign-based gangsters Rohit Godara and Vicky Pehelwan.
04-Feb-2026
Police on February 4 foiled a planned extortion-related firing incident and arrested two accused, identified as Ankit Kumar and Harinder Gupta, and seized a .30 bore pistol and three live cartridges from their possession, in Sarkapur village near Nakodar in Jalandhar district. According to police, on November 11, 2025, Nakodar-based travel company proprietor Manish Bakshi had received extortion calls from foreign mobile numbers. The callers claimed affiliation with the Goldy Brar and Rohit Godara gangs and demanded INR 5 crore. Subsequently, on the intervening night of January 16 and 17, 2026, shots were fired outside his office allegedly over non-payment of the extortion amount.
04-Feb-2026
The Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Amritsar Police on February 4 busted a drug-smuggling module with the arrest of four accused, identified as Sukhchain Singh alias Mani, Navdeep Singh, Sukhpal Singh, and Akashdeep Singh and seized 5 kg of heroin and two motorcycles near the Kala Ghanupur area in Amritsar district. Police said the accused were allegedly in direct contact with a Pakistan-based smuggler who was using drones to send heroin consignments across the International Border.
04-Feb-2026
The Border Security Force (BSF) on February 4 seized 541 grams of heroin from the Pul Moran Border Outpost in Amritsar district.
04-Feb-2026
On February 4, the 16th day of Punjab Police’s statewide ‘war on gangsters’ (Gangsters Te Vaar) campaign—Operation Prahar—police conducted 689 raids, arresting 232 persons and recovering two sharp edged weapons from their possession. Preventive action was taken against 153 individuals, 352 persons were verified and released after questioning and 12 proclaimed offenders were also arrested.
04-Feb-2026
On February 4, Punjab Police, on day 340 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, arrested 135 drug smugglers and seized 8.1 kg of heroin, 2 kg of Opium, 804 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 10,750 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
04-Feb-2026
Rajasansi police on February 4 arrested two more persons, Davinder Kaur and Kirandeep Kaur, the mother and sister of Dubai-based prime accused Karan Chheharta, in connection with the seizure of nearly 43 kg of heroin, four hand grenades, and a Glock pistol in Amritsar district. With these arrests, the total number of accused apprehended in the case has risen to six. Earlier, the police had arrested Sonu, an auto-rickshaw driver; Mohit, a courier; Anil Poddar; and Ritik, while Karan Chheharta has been named as the main accused and nominated in the case.
04-Feb-2026
A local jewellery shop owner, identified as Kartik Malhotra, a resident of Gali Gujran Wali near Valmiki Chowk in Jandiala Guru, Amritsar district, received repeated threat calls and messages from unidentified foreign numbers demanding extortion. The caller, who did not disclose his identity, allegedly demanded INR 30 lakh and threatened to cause serious harm to Malhotra or his brother, Ankit, if the money was not paid.
04-Feb-2026
Shamsher Singh, father of fugitive terrorist Satinderjit Singh alias Goldy Brar, was on February 4 discharged from a private hospital in Bathinda and sent to Kapurthala jail. He had been admitted on February 1 due to cyst-related complications. Shamsher Singh and his wife, Pritpal Kaur, were arrested from Amritsar on January 26 in connection with a 2024 extortion case registered in Muktsar. After completing four days of police remand, the couple was sent to judicial custody on January 30.
03-Feb-2026
The Amritsar Rural Police on February 3 arrested three drug smugglers, identified as Rohit, Vishal Singh, and Gurditt Singh and recovered 2.010 kg of heroin along with two mobile phones from their possession near a drain on the Rorawala–Attari Road in Amritsar district.
03-Feb-2026
The Gharinda police, in coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF), on February 3 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Sahildeep Singh, and seized 2.158 kg of heroin along with three mobile phones during a joint operation near the joint check post close to Attari in Amritsar district.
03-Feb-2026
The Valtoha police and the Border Security Force (BSF), during a joint search operation on February 3, seized 3.925 kg of heroin and a foreign-made drone near Border Out Post (BOP) Kalia in Tarn Taran district.