KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
06-Dec-2025
The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) on December 6 arrested a wanted member of the Valmiki gang carrying a reward of INR 5,000, identified as Akash Saxena, in the Roorkee area of Haridwar district of Uttarakhand. The STF recently registered a case against gang leader Praveen Valmiki and his associates based on confidential inputs. The gang is accused of forging documents and illegally occupying land worth crores.
06-Dec-2025
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang targeted farmer Zishan Zulfiqar’s farmhouse, resulting in large-scale vandalism, arson, and looting, in Chiutaha village, Bettiah, West Champaran district of Bihar. According to Zulfiqar, around 200 armed men stormed the property, broke down walls, looted cattle and stored wheat and paddy, and eventually set the farmhouse on fire. The attackers were led by Shashank Pandey, a known Bishnoi gang operative, who allegedly held Zishan at gunpoint and demanded the property’s transfer as extortion. Police have arrested four individuals, including Shashank Pandey, in connection with the attack.
06-Dec-2025
The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of the Amritsar Police Commissionerate on December 6 arrested one person, Gurwant Singh, and seized 1 kg of heroin from his possession in the Chheharta area of Amritsar district.
06-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 6 recovered a packet containing 1.173 kg of heroin from farmland near Sankatra village in Ferozepur district.
06-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 6 recovered one DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone in the outskirts of Pachharian village in Ferozepur district.
06-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 6 recovered a DJI Mavic 3 Pro drone from farmland adjacent to Roranwala Kalan village in Amritsar district.
06-Dec-2025
On December 6, Punjab Police, on day 280 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 60 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 81 drug smugglers and seized 2.2 kg of heroin, 6 kg of poppy husk, 198 intoxicant pills and INR 4310 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
06-Dec-2025
The Moga Police on December 6 arrested one accused, identified as Jashkaran Singh, and seized 2,50,000 narcotic Pregabalin capsules and 400 Tramadol tablets from a rented room in Street Number 7, Krishna Nagar, Moga district.
06-Dec-2025
Dal Khalsa’s working president, Paramjit Singh Mand, on December 6 announced that the organisation will hold a convention in Amritsar on December 10 to mark World Human Rights Day, dedicating the event to the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur.
06-Dec-2025
Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur, counsel for jailed British national Jagtar Singh alias Jaggi Johal—an accused in a series of targeted killings in Punjab—plans to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) to recover Johal’s belongings from the Baghapurana police in Moga district. The move comes after Johal’s gold chain, ring, and INR 5,000 in cash were found missing from police custody. Only his mobile phone was returned on December 4. The issue surfaced after Johal was acquitted in a terror-funding case in March 2025, prompting a petition for the release of items seized by Moga police during his 2017 arrest in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Johal still faces eight other cases related to targeted killings from 2016–17, currently being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and is lodged in a Delhi jail.
05-Dec-2025
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on December 5 warned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government against fostering anarchy and bloodshed by allegedly patronising gangsters for electoral gains.
05-Dec-2025
The hearing in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case was adjourned from December 5 to December 19 after a prosecution witness failed to appear before the Mansa court in Mansa district.
05-Dec-2025
The Bathinda district police on December 5 arrested two individuals, identified as Manpreet Singh and Sandeep Singh and seized 1.5 kg of heroin near the Jeeda toll plaza in Bathinda district.
05-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 5 recovered a DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone along with a packet of heroin weighing 543 grams from agricultural fields near Dal village in Tarn Taran district.
05-Dec-2025
According to intelligence sources, Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti, a long-time rival of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, has emerged as a key handler behind the weapons and explosive consignments being pushed into Punjab to fuel terrorist activities. Agencies said that Bhatti, backed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has been instrumental in supplying explosives, including the hand grenade used in the November 25 Gurdaspur police station blast. The Delhi Police recently arrested three men linked to Bhatti’s ISI-sponsored module for their role in the attack, while Gurdaspur Police have detained several others from the same network, claiming to have foiled another planned strike on police establishments.
05-Dec-2025
The Amritsar Rural Police on December 5 arrested an accused, Karanbir Singh, and seized 274 grams of heroin following investigations into a drug-seizure case registered earlier this month in Dhanoe Kalan village, Amritsar district.
05-Dec-2025
Police on December 5 arrested five individuals, identified as Rishav Rana, Ranjit Singh, Amanjot Kaur, Jatinderpal Singh, and Amandeep Kaur and seized 150 kg of poppy husk from them in Samrala, Ludhiana district.
05-Dec-2025
On December 5, the Khanna Police arrested two individuals, identified as Ranjit Singh Bachi and Gurpreet Singh Laddi and seized 10 grams of heroin, 5.6 kg of poppy husk, and a .315-bore illegal pistol from them in Ludhiana district.
05-Dec-2025
The Khanna Police on December 5 arrested two smugglers, identified as Jatin Bhania and Sandeep Kaur and seized 150 grams of heroin from them in Khanna, Ludhiana district.
05-Dec-2025
On December 5, Punjab Police, on day 279 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 69 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 79 drug smugglers and seized 1.2 kg of heroin, 2 kg of ganja, 519 intoxicant pills and INR 18,300 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
05-Dec-2025
A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has extended gangster Anmol Bishnoi’s custody by another week amid growing concerns over security threats faced by the accused. The high-profile hearing took place at the NIA headquarters in New Delhi, underscoring the seriousness of the threat perception.
05-Dec-2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has initiated proclamation proceedings against United States (US)-based terrorist Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia and Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Singh alias Rinda in the Sector 10 grenade attack case. The court has also declared Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Shamsher Singh alias Sehra a proclaimed offender (PO). These actions follow the NIA’s request after the non-bailable warrants against them could not be executed.
05-Dec-2025
A new voice note released on December 5 by Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar marks a further escalation in his feud with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The six-minute audio followed an earlier message from Brar and a viral call recording between Bishnoi and Inderpreet Singh alias Parry, who was murdered in Chandigarh on December 1. In the latest clip, Brar warns that Bishnoi has ‘signed his own death warrant’ by allegedly masterminding Parry’s killing. He also highlights growing tensions over the murder of Bishnoi gang financier Jora Sidhu alias Sippa in Dubai, which lies at the core of the dispute. Brar additionally seeks to clear Vikramjit Singh alias Vicky Tehla—whom Bishnoi has allegedly targeted for revenge—insisting that Vicky had “no involvement whatsoever” in Sippa’s death.
04-Dec-2025
The Khalra Police and the Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint search operation, on December 4 recovered a drone and a packet containing 496 grams of heroin in Dall village, Tarn Taran district.
04-Dec-2025
According to Intelligence Bureau officials, the drugs entering India are being used to raise funds for the Khalistan movement, while similar cartels are being operated abroad, primarily by Punjabi-Canadians. These global drug networks were established to financially sustain Khalistani activities. After the Khalistan movement was curbed in India, many of its elements moved overseas, most notably to Canada, where they gradually gained political influence and protection due to their control over a sizeable vote bank. The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has helped build this network over the years and, given the scale at which it wants Khalistani outfits to operate, it has increasingly relied on drug money as the primary source of funding.