KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
03-Feb-2026
On February 3, the 15th day of Punjab Police’s statewide ‘war on gangsters’ (Gangsters Te Vaar) campaign—Operation Prahar—police conducted 666 raids, arresting 163 persons and recovering two weapons from their possession. Preventive action was taken against 141 individuals, 255 persons were verified and released after questioning and 4 proclaimed offenders were also arrested.
03-Feb-2026
On February 3, Punjab Police, on day 339 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 143 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 143 drug smugglers and seized 12.2 kg of heroin, 12 kg of Ganja and 2412 intoxicant tablets/capsules from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
03-Feb-2026
Punjab Police on February 3 arrested a man who has links with Pakistan-based drug smugglers and seized 5.507 kg of heroin from his possession in Ferozepur district.
03-Feb-2026
Ferozepur police on February 3 arrested a drug smuggler, identified as Manjeet Singh, and seized 5.507 kg of heroin from his possession in Gatti Rajo Ke village, Ferozepur district.
03-Feb-2026
Ferozepur police on February 3 arrested one person, identified as Harpreet Singh alias Guggu alias Happy and seized 1.736 kg of heroin along with two .30 bore pistols from his possession near Gokhi Wala village in Ferozepur district.
03-Feb-2026
Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Randhir Jaiswal on February 3 strongly condemned the vandalisation and removal of a Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Australian Indian Community Centre in Rowville, Melbourne, and said India has taken up the matter with Australian authorities, urging immediate action to recover the statue and bring the culprits to justice.
02-Feb-2026
On February 2, the 14th day of Punjab Police’s statewide ‘war on gangsters’ (Gangsters Te Vaar) campaign—Operation Prahar—police conducted 613 raids, arresting 172 persons. Preventive action was taken against 159 individuals, and 9 proclaimed offenders were also arrested.
02-Feb-2026
On February 2, Punjab Police, on day 338 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 81 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 81 drug smugglers and seized 1.3 kg of heroin, 1053 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 1.23 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
02-Feb-2026
Punjab Police have arrested 4,233 persons, including gangsters and their associates, after conducting 14,382 raids across the state under the ‘war on gangsters’ (Gangsters Te Vaar) campaign—Operation Prahar—over the past two weeks, said Special Director-General of Police (DGP) (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla on February 2. Police also seized 116 weapons, 262 live cartridges and 23 magazines. Preventive action was taken against 2,311 individuals, 4,008 were verified and released after questioning, and 283 proclaimed offenders were arrested during the drive.
02-Feb-2026
Faridkot police have registered two separate cases after residents received extortion threats from callers claiming to be members of the Rohit Godara gang, in Faridkot district. The calls, reportedly made from international numbers, involved demands for money along with death threats. One complaint was filed by a Municipal Council driver, Chhaibar Singh, while the second case was lodged by a resident of the Green Avenue locality in Faridkot.
02-Feb-2026
The Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) was informed that the Punjab government has so far not passed any order either permitting or denying jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh permission to attend the Parliament session.
01-Feb-2026
On February 1, the 13th day of Punjab Police’s statewide ‘war on gangsters’ (Gangsters Te Vaar) campaign—Operation Prahar—police conducted 767 raids, arresting 148 persons and recovering four weapons. Preventive action was taken against 178 individuals, 291 were verified and released after questioning, and 14 proclaimed offenders were also arrested.
01-Feb-2026
On February 1, Punjab Police, on day 337 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 73 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 73 drug smugglers and seized 2.8 kg of heroin, 252 grams of opium, 386 intoxicant tablets/capsules and NR 14,730 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
01-Feb-2026
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Ludhiana, on February 1 foiled a major international drug smuggling attempt by seizing 30 packets containing 12.118 kg of opium from a courier office in Ludhiana district. Acting on specific intelligence that seven parcels bound for the United States (US) and Canada carried concealed contraband in violation of the NDPS Act, 1985, DRI officers intercepted the consignments at the courier facility.
01-Feb-2026
The Border Security Force (BSF) on February 1 recovered 548 grams of heroin along with a DJI Air 3S drone near the International Border in the Mahawa area of Amritsar district.
01-Feb-2026
The Border Security Force (BSF), along with Khalra police, on February 1 recovered 1.15 kg of heroin, including 125 grams of packing material, and a drone from Thehkalla village in Tarn Taran district. Police said the contraband appeared to have been smuggled from across the border on January 31.
01-Feb-2026
Unidentified bike-borne assailants allegedly fired five rounds outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s residence in Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, on February 1, with bullet marks found on the balcony’s glass panels. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility. Police have arrested four accused and remanded them to custody, with preliminary investigations indicating links to Shubham Lonkar, an associate of the gang.
01-Feb-2026
Two unidentified motorcycle-borne youths allegedly robbed Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Mohammad Rafiq Rishi at gunpoint near the Attari border area in Amritsar district on February 1.
31-Jan-2026
Ludhiana police have registered a case against notorious gangster Donny Bal after an extortion demand of INR 2 crore was allegedly made in his name from a local businessman, Jagjit Singh, in Ludhiana district. The victim reported receiving repeated WhatsApp threat calls, including one on January 17 in which the caller identified himself as Donny Bal and threatened to kill him if the demand was not met. Donny Bal is among the gangsters whose networks were recently targeted by Punjab Police under Operation Prahar.
31-Jan-2026
On January 31, the 12th day of Punjab Police’s statewide ‘war on gangsters’ (Gangsters Te Vaar) campaign—Operation Prahar—police conducted 727 raids, arresting 192 persons and recovering five weapons along with 15 live cartridges and six magazines. Preventive action was taken against 178 individuals, 324 were verified and released after questioning, and 12 proclaimed offenders were also arrested.