KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
04-Dec-2025
According to reports, Punjab Police have recommended the cancellation of around 7,000 arms licenses in view of the rising gun culture and deaths caused by celebratory firing at weddings and other events. Special Director General of Police (DGP) Arpit Shukla said many license-holders were found glorifying weapons on social media, misusing them during celebrations, or even using them in criminal activities.
04-Dec-2025
On December 4, Punjab Police, on day 278 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 52 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 66 drug smugglers and seized 2.5 kg of heroin, 40 kg of poppy husk, 387 intoxicant pills and INR 700 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
04-Dec-2025
Pro-Khalistan preacher and Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament (MP) Amritpal Singh has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) challenging the legality of his third consecutive detention order under the National Security Act (NSA). He has been in preventive detention at Dibrugarh Jail, Assam, since April 2023, following the initial order issued on March 18, 2023. In his latest petition, he contests the third detention order dated April 17, 2025, which was approved by the state government on April 25 and confirmed on June 24, 2025.
03-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 3 recovered a DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone and a packet of heroin weighing 1.104 kg from near a house in Tahliwala village, Fazilka district.
03-Dec-2025
On December 3, Punjab Police, on day 277 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 79 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 103 drug smugglers and seized 1.5 kg of heroin, 1 kg of opium, 5 kg of poppy husk, 5040 intoxicant pills and INR 12,370 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
03-Dec-2025
Punjab Police on December 3 arrested a key accused in the November 25 Gurdaspur grenade attack, identified as Mohan Singh and recovered a .32 bore pistol with live cartridges in Bathinda district. Preliminary investigation revealed that he was in contact with Pakistan-based Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-sponsored gangster Shahzad Bhatti and acted on his instructions to execute the attack aimed at spreading terror in Punjab. Earlier, police had arrested four others involved in the grenade attack on the Gurdaspur City police station, which caused splinter injuries to two women.
03-Dec-2025
According to sources, advocate Rizwan from Nuh district, Haryana — arrested on November 24 for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and facilitating terror funding — is believed to have travelled to Punjab five times in the past three months to conduct suspected terror-linked financial transactions. Investigators found that he allegedly routed about INR 45 lakh through hawala operators. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has also arrested Ajay Arora of Jalandhar, for allegedly sending money to Rizwan through hawala channels. Following his arrest, three more suspects — Sandeep Singh, Amandeep and Jaskaran — were picked up from Amritsar and are currently under eight days’ police remand. Officials say more arrests are likely.
03-Dec-2025
Amritsar Member of Parliament (MP) Gurjeet Singh Aujla on December 3 moved an Adjournment Motion in the Lok Sabha, describing Punjab’s deteriorating law and order situation as an ‘extremely serious emergency and national security crisis.’ He flagged the surge in drug trade, gang wars, extortion, and threats to NRI families, stressing that the situation now demands urgent intervention by the Union Government.
03-Dec-2025
On December 3, gangster Hari Boxer released an audio message in direct retaliation to Goldy Brar’s emotional voice note from the previous day. Boxer reiterated the Lowrance Bishnoi group’s claim that Parry was eliminated for allegedly colluding with the Brar and Rohit Godara factions, and used the message to launch a sharp attack on Brar, once a close ally of the Bishnoi gang. In the audio, Boxer mocked Brar as an ‘online don’ hiding behind Facebook and alleged that Brar once begged to be included in the Amritsar firing claims. He added that while Brar boasts about sheltering Lawrence Bishnoi, he should remember he ‘became a gangster because of Lawrence’ and failed to avenge his own brother’s murder. Boxer also referenced the killing of Sippa Bhai in Dubai, describing it as a betrayal involving a birthday-party invitation and a stabbing from behind. According to the Bishnoi group, Parry was targeted for his suspected role in the conspiracy against Sippa.
03-Dec-2025
Police on December 3 arrested an operative of foreign-based gangsters Goldy Dhillon and Mandeep Spain, identified as Rajat Kumar alias Rajan, near the Dera Bassi bus stand in Mohali, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. This brings the total number of Dhillon-module operatives arrested to seven, with nine pistols and 80 live cartridges seized so far. Rajan has a criminal history with two prior cases of snatching and Arms Act violations in Punjab and Haryana. Preliminary investigation shows he came into contact with the gang during his 2019 jail term and had recently been working under the direct instructions of handler Mandeep Spain.
03-Dec-2025
Police on December 3 arrested two drug smugglers, identified as Manish Kumar and Rahul Kumar and seized 505 grams of heroin from them on Ganesh Nagar Road in Ludhiana district. Investigations revealed that Manish Kumar, the prime suspect, has been involved in drug peddling for the past three years and is already booked in multiple cases.
03-Dec-2025
Police on December 3 arrested an individual, identified as Anju Kaur, and seized 10 grams of heroin in Maur Kalan village, Bathinda district.
03-Dec-2025
Police on December 3 arrested two individuals, identified as Kulwinder Singh and Jasvir Kaur and seized 6 grams of heroin in Maur Mandi, Bathinda district.
02-Dec-2025
On December 2, the police arrested two individuals, identified as Makhan Singh and Jagjit Singh and seized 7 grams of heroin at Maur Kalan village in Bathinda district.
02-Dec-2025
On December 2, three unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on a Punjab Roadways bus travelling from Ferozepur to Ganganagar near Karian Pehlawan village on the Ferozepur–Fazilka road in Firozepur district. Bus conductor was injured in the incident.
02-Dec-2025
Amritsar Rural Police on December 2 arrested a sharpshooter for the Doni Ball and Amar Khabbe Rajpootan gang, identified as Baljinder Singh alias Bunty and seized a .30-bore pistol, three live cartridges, and a motorcycle from him, near the Rakhe Shah turn in Amritsar district. Police. Interrogation revealed that Bunty had carried out targeted killings for the gang and was involved in the illegal supply of weapons and heroin.
02-Dec-2025
Amritsar Rural Police on December 2 arrested three individuals, identified as Pradeep Singh, Jagrup Singh, and Karanbir Singh and seized 255 grams of heroin from their possession in Khasa village in Amritsar district.
02-Dec-2025
On December 2, Punjab Police, on day 276 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 63 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 83 drug smugglers and seized 1.7 kg of heroin, 3 kg of ganja, 40 kg of poppy husk, 682 intoxicant pills and INR 1.20 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
02-Dec-2025
Border Security Force (BSF) Western Command Additional Director General (ADG) Satish S. Khandare on December 2 stated that the force has so far seized over 380 kg of heroin, more than 200 weapons, recovered 278 rogue drones, and apprehended 53 Pakistani intruders and smugglers this year. He noted that a dedicated drone forensic laboratory has been established in Amritsar to analyse each recovered drone’s flight path, sorties, and potential drop points. The BSF has also begun large-scale deployment of anti-drone systems across Punjab and Jammu, and is implementing an anti-tunnelling system in Jammu to counter cross-border smuggling of arms and drugs.
02-Dec-2025
One day after the killing of Inderpreet Singh alias Parry, a former associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, in Sector 26, Chandigarh, Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar on December 2 released a voice message accusing the Bishnoi gang of betrayal. Speaking in Punjabi, Brar denied claims that Parry had switched sides or engaged in extortion for rival groups, describing him instead as a long-time loyalist and an old friend from their DAV College days. He accused Lawrence Bishnoi of ordering the killing of 'his own friend' on false grounds. Meanwhile, Chandigarh Police found the white Hyundai Creta believed to have been used in the attack abandoned in Panchkula’s Mansa Devi Complex and detained several suspects for questioning.
02-Dec-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 2 recovered a DJI Air 3S drone from agricultural fields near Macchiwara village in Ferozepur district.
02-Dec-2025
On December 2, the police arrested a man, Karambeer Singh, and later recovered INR 1.10 lakh in alleged drug money from his residence on December 4 in Gharinda, Amritsar district.
01-Dec-2025
The Amritsar Police Commissionerate on December 1 arrested two accused, identified as Sagar and Mandeep Kumar alias Kali and subsequently recovered 1 kg of contraband and four pistols, one 9 mm and three .32 bore, from a location identified by them in Tarn Taran district.
01-Dec-2025
Punjab Police on December 1 arrested a gangster who was one of the prime accused in a shootout between rival gangs during a high-profile wedding on November 29, which left two guests dead. The clash occurred between the gangs of Ankur—who has now been arrested—and local gangster Shubham Mota during the wedding of government contractor Varinder Kapoor at Bath Castle on Pakhowal Road in Ludhiana district. So far, seven people have been arrested in connection with the murders.
01-Dec-2025
The Amritsar Rural Police on December 1 arrested three individuals, identified as Pradeep Singh, Jagrup Singh, and Karanbir Singh and seized 255 grams of heroin from them in Khasa village, Amritsar district.