KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
31-Dec-2025
Bhupinder Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), while presenting the annual performance report of Ferozepur District Police for the period January 1 to December 30, 2025, stated that the district registered 1,617 cases under the NDPS Act and arrested 2,013 accused, recording major recoveries. Seizures included 266.085 kg of heroin, 56.592 kg of opium, 1,362.577 kg of poppy husk, 21.600 kg of ganja, and 9,74,797 intoxicant tablets and capsules. Police also recovered drug proceeds and hawala money amounting to INR 1.40 crore. Under the Arms Act, 52 cases were registered and 68 persons arrested, with the recovery of 104 illegal weapons, including pistols, revolvers, an AK-47 rifle, firearms, magazines, and cartridges.
31-Dec-2025
According to reports, Punjab is facing an acute shortage of police personnel, yet a disproportionately large number of security guards continue to be deployed with political leaders across the state, raising serious concerns about skewed public safety priorities and inefficient resource allocation. For years, the Punjab Police has witnessed inadequate fresh recruitment, resulting in widespread manpower shortages at police stations across districts. This deficit has had a visible operational impact, with investigation, patrolling, and crime prevention increasingly under strain, even as criminal activity shows an upward trend. Paradoxically, while frontline policing capacity has eroded, the number of security personnel attached to political leaders—from local figures to senior functionaries—has grown steadily.
31-Dec-2025
The Ministry of Defence, in its year-end review issued on December 31, reported a total of 791 drone intrusions along the western border during 2025. Of these, nine incidents were recorded along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, while 782 intrusions occurred along the IB in Punjab and Rajasthan. During the year, Indian security forces neutralised 237 drones in the IB sector, including five carrying war-like stores, 72 transporting narcotics, and 161 without any payload. The Ministry stated that the effective deployment of indigenous spoofers and jammers along the western front played a crucial role in countering the drone threat.
31-Dec-2025
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on December 31 said that following Operation Sindoor, Pakistan is waging a proxy war aimed at destabilizing Punjab. He said Punjab Police will focus on hybrid threats such as drone-based cross-border smuggling, terror foot soldiers, and organised crime. Yadav added that the state government has sought INR 175 crore from the Union government to procure 17 anti-drone systems in the next financial year.
30-Dec-2025
Police on December 30 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Rakesh Goyal alias Rinku and seized 30 grams of heroin from him in Koom Kalan, Ludhiana district.
30-Dec-2025
On December 30, Punjab Police, on day 304 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 82 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 113 drug smugglers and seized 455 grams of heroin, 25 kg of poppy husk, 1995 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 54,440 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
30-Dec-2025
Police on December 30 busted a cross-border drug smuggling cartel with alleged links to Pakistan-based handlers by arresting seven persons, identified as Judgebir Singh alias Judge, Jaspal Singh alias Jass, Dawinder Singh alias Bau, Mandeep Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Harpinder Singh alias Bhinda, and Tarunpreet Singh and seizing 4.075 kg of heroin, 1 kg of methamphetamine (ICE), and a 9 mm Glock pistol from them, in Amritsar district. Preliminary investigations revealed that the contraband was smuggled from Pakistan and distributed across Punjab through local modules operating on the directions of across-the-border handlers, with coordination allegedly carried out via social media platforms.
30-Dec-2025
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Punjab, on December 30 arrested two accused, identified as Gurpreet Singh and a juvenile, and recovered 505 grams of heroin from them in the Ferozepur Cantonment area of Ferozepur district.
29-Dec-2025
On December 29, Punjab Police, on day 303 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 58 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 73 drug smugglers and seized 848 grams of heroin, 8000 kg of poppy husk, 543 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 5570 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
29-Dec-2025
Police on December 29 arrested the shooters involved in the December 23 attempted murder of former municipal councillor and Congress leader Narinderpal Singh Sidhu, identified as Harpreet Singh and Manpreet Singh alias Peeta and seized a .30-bore pistol, a .32-bore pistol, and a motorcycle, in Moga district. The attack occurred on December 23 when two assailants entered Sidhu’s residence in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and opened fire, injuring him. Police also identified seven people accused of providing financial assistance and shelter to the attackers, of whom five—Mohinder Kaur, Lovepreet Kaur, Amarjit Singh, Nachhatar Singh, and Dilraj Singh—have been arrested.
28-Dec-2025
On December 28, Punjab Police, on day 302 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 81 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 97 drug smugglers and seized 3 kg of heroin, 1 kg of opium, 1.4 kg of Ganja, 21 kg of poppy husk, 557 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 16,910 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
28-Dec-2025
Police on December 28 arrested a smuggler, identified as Jand Singh and recovered 1.025 kg of heroin, three .30-bore pistols with magazines, an extra-large empty magazine, and 31 live cartridges from him in Kot Ise Khan, Moga district. During preliminary questioning, he disclosed that the heroin and weapons were procured from his son, Sukhwinder Singh alias Jindu. Police have launched further investigations to identify and arrest other members of the drug and arms supply network.
28-Dec-2025
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, after chairing a meeting of Sikh clergy on December 28, warned that action would be taken as per panthic traditions if the state government continued to “interfere in the internal affairs of Sikhs.” The decree stated that any political party doing so would be answerable to Sri Akal Takht Sahib and deemed guilty of betraying the Panth. The statement followed Punjab Police registering an FIR on December 7 against 16 individuals, mostly former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) officials and staffers, in connection with 328 missing saroops, nearly five years after the issue surfaced.
28-Dec-2025
Police on December 28 arrested a youth, identified as Nikesh Kumar, for allegedly impersonating gangster Arzoo Bishnoi and threatening to kill a jeweller unless he paid INR 50 lakh, in the grain market area of Abohar in Fazilka district.
27-Dec-2025
On December 27, Punjab Police, on day 301 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 103 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 148 drug smugglers and seized 5.5 kg of heroin, 5 kg of poppy husk, 3414 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 1.57 lakh drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
27-Dec-2025
The State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Fazilka, in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), on December 27 arrested drug smuggler Baljit Singh and seized 5.11 kg of heroin from his possession in Jalalabad, Fazilka district.
27-Dec-2025
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann on December 27 said the state was gaining the upper hand against drugs and organized crime, citing large-scale arrests, high conviction rates, and intensified action against criminal networks. Reviewing police performance, he said sustained enforcement, tighter investigations, and zero political interference had led to a “clear shift from rhetoric to results.” Mann said that over the past three-and-a-half years, 85,418 drug smugglers were arrested, with NDPS Act convictions reaching 88%. Since his government took office, 63,053 cases have been registered, with recoveries including 5,119.9 kg of heroin, 3,458.5 kg of opium, 5.8 kg of cocaine, 82 kg of ICE, nearly five crore capsules, and INR 52.6 crore in drug money. In 2025 alone, after the launch of Yudh Nashian Virudh on March 1, police registered 30,144 FIRs and arrested 40,302 smugglers. Mann said a multi-pronged strategy of enforcement, de-addiction, and prevention—led by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force—had delivered significant results. On organised crime, he said Punjab Police arrested 916 gangsters, neutralised 13, busted 389 modules, and recovered 594 weapons between January 1 and December 17, 2025.
26-Dec-2025
On December 26, Punjab Police, on day 300 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 63 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 84 drug smugglers and seized 2.8 kg of heroin, 1 kg of opium, 518 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 8890 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
26-Dec-2025
Police on December 26 arrested two drug peddlers, identified as Kulwant Ram and Manish Kumar, and recovered 20 grams of heroin from them during routine checking in Banga, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district.
25-Dec-2025
Police on December 25 arrested a woman, identified as Inder Kaur alias Bhundi and seized 75 grams of heroin from her near the Lakhan Kalan–Hamira road in Kapurthala district.
25-Dec-2025
Police on December 25 arrested a man, identified as Rajpal Singh and seized 3 kg of poppy husk from him in Latianwal village of Kapurthala district.
25-Dec-2025
Police on December 25 arrested a man, identified as Rakesh and seized 15 grams of heroin from him in Phagwara, Kapurthala district.
25-Dec-2025
Police and the Border Security Force (BSF), during a joint search operation on December 25, recovered 737 grams of ICE from fields in Dall village, Khalra, in Tarn Taran district.
25-Dec-2025
Barnala police on December 25 arrested five persons and seized a .315-bore country-made revolver with one cartridge, a .32-bore pistol with two live cartridges, and a sharp-edged weapon after a brief exchange of fire at the cotton market in Barnala district.
25-Dec-2025
On December 25, a police team was attacked during a raid linked to a drug case on Raoke Road near Badhni Kalan in Moga district. An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) was injured, two constables had their uniforms torn, and one accused escaped from custody amid the chaos.