KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
13-Nov-2025
According to reports, police and security agencies have launched extensive search and checking operations across Punjab’s border districts and adjoining areas of Himachal Pradesh amid concerns that those involved in the November 10 Red Fort blast may attempt to escape through porous interstate and international borders. Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said a comprehensive security sweep is underway. “We are checking all high-footfall public places, including bus stands, railway station parking lots, hotels, and certain religious sites. Every vehicle entering or leaving the city is being thoroughly scanned,” Bhullar stated.
13-Nov-2025
On November 13, Punjab Police, on day 257 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 62 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 77 drug smugglers and seized 2.5 kg of heroin, 600 grams of opium, 25 kg of poppy husk, 110 intoxicant pills and INR 1900 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
13-Nov-2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 13 raided the house and clinic of former Al-Falah University MBBS student Jaan Nisar at Bal Singh Nagar in Ludhiana district over his alleged links to the November 10 Delhi blast. He was not present during the raid, and his father informed officials that he had gone to Dalkhola, West Bengal, to visit relatives. The NIA later travelled to Bengal, detained him, questioned him, and subsequently released him.
12-Nov-2025
On November 12, Punjab Police, on day 256 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 42 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 59 drug smugglers and seized 274 grams of heroin, 3 kg of ganja, 389 intoxicant pills and INR 1910 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
12-Nov-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 12 intercepted and recovered a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone that had entered Indian territory from Pakistan near Wan village in Tarn Taran district. The drone was brought down using advanced anti-drone measures and seized intact for forensic examination.
12-Nov-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 12 neutralized and recovered two drones, a DJI Matrice 400 and a DJI Matrice 350, in the Ferozepur sector of Ferozepur district.
12-Nov-2025
Police on November 12 arrested four members of the Sonu Khatri–Binnu Gujjar gang, identified as Ishwinder Singh alias Ishu, Aman, Abhay Sidhu, and Sandeep Kumar alias Shipa, and seized a Glock pistol with four rounds and a .30 bore pistol, following a brief encounter in Khankhana village near Banga in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Two of the accused opened fire on police personnel and sustained injuries in retaliatory fire. All four later confessed to their involvement in the murder of Satnam Singh alias Satta of Uchha village and other crimes, including an attempted murder of a local trader in Mandali village, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, on October 29.
12-Nov-2025
The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in coordination with Batala Police, on November 12 arrested a member of the Jaggu Bhawanpuria gang, identified as Gurlove Singh alias Love Randhawa, and seized two pistols, three magazines, and 16 live cartridges from his possession, in Gurdaspur district. Police stated that he was acting under the instructions of foreign-based gangster Amrit Dalam.
12-Nov-2025
Punjab Police on November 12 arrested two operatives of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, linked to foreign-based gangster Goldy Dhillon, identified as Sharanjit Singh and Aman Kumar and seized two .32 calibre pistols and 10 live cartridges, following an exchange of fire at Ghaghar Bridge on the Ambala–Dera Bassi highway in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Preliminary investigations revealed that the duo, involved in a recent shootout at Rajpura, had been tasked by Dhillon to target a Punjab-based businessman.
12-Nov-2025
The Delhi Cabinet on November 12 approved a policy to provide compassionate employment to dependants of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims. The decision, taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, aims to resolve employment assistance cases that have remained pending for nearly two decades.
12-Nov-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 12 recovered a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone along with a packet of heroin weighing 558 grams from a field near Habibwala village in Ferozepur district.
12-Nov-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 12 recovered a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone from a field ahead of the border security fence near Mahawa village in Amritsar district.
12-Nov-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 12 recovered a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone near Mehdipur village in Tarn Taran district.
11-Nov-2025
The byelection in the Tarn Taran Assembly segment concluded peacefully, recording a voter turnout of approximately 60.95 percent.
11-Nov-2025
On November 11, Punjab Police, on day 255 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 68 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 102 drug smugglers and seized 1.4 kg of heroin, 1.4 kg of opium, 828 intoxicant pills and INR 1.52 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
11-Nov-2025
Jalandhar Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and businessman, Raman Arora, who is out on bail in a corruption case, lodged a complaint on November 11 alleging that he received an extortion call from a foreign number demanding INR 5 crore on November 8. The caller reportedly threatened to kill his family if the demand was not met.
11-Nov-2025
The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, in a joint operation with the Counter Intelligence (CI), Pathankot, on November 11 arrested two operatives linked to a gangster-terror network, identified as Harpreet Singh and Navpreet Singh, and seized a 9mm Glock pistol along with three magazines and five live cartridges from their possession, in Amritsar district. Preliminary investigation revealed that they were acting under the direction of a United Kingdom (UK)-based handler who arranged the weapons and assigned them to reconnoitre targets in Gurdaspur, Batala, and Amritsar for planned targeted killings intended to spread fear and disrupt communal harmony in Punjab.
11-Nov-2025
The Special Task Force (STF), Gurugram, on November 11 arrested two active members of the Rohit Godara gang, identified as Naresh Kumar and Sanjay alias Sanjeev, each carried a cash reward of INR 5,000, in Gurugram, Haryana. Police stated that on December 5, 2024, the duo had carried out a murderous attack on a rival gang member, Amit, son of Satyapal, a resident of Surani in Mahendragarh district.
11-Nov-2025
Police on November 11 arrested one person, identified as Manish Kumar alias Henry and seized 6 grams of heroin from his possession in Nigaha Mohalla, Phagwara in Kapurthala district.
11-Nov-2025
Police on November 11 arrested one person, identified as Paramjit Singh alias Pammo and seized 216.26 kg of poppy husk from him in Bhoot village in Subhanpur in Kapurthala district.
11-Nov-2025
Punjab Police on November 11 busted a cross-border arms smuggling racket with the arrest of two accused, identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gori and Vikramjeet Singh alias Vicky and seizing eight Glock 9mm pistols, four magazines, and four live cartridges, in Ferozepur district. Preliminary investigations revealed that Vikramjeet maintained direct contact with a Pakistan-based arms smuggler who facilitated the weapon supply across the border. Further interrogation indicated that the duo distributed these weapons to local contacts on the instructions of their Pakistani handlers.
10-Nov-2025
Mansa Police on November 10 announced that they had solved the case of the October 28 firing at a pesticide dealer’s shop near Gurdwara Chowk in Mansa district, linking it to an election-related rivalry in Surrey, Canada. The victim’s son, Satish Kumar alias Neetu, had contested the vice-president election of a student council at a university in Surrey, leading to enmity with a rival faction led by Sharanjit Singh Aulakh. Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bhagirath Singh Meena stated that the rival faction orchestrated the firing by hiring a shooter, Gursahib Singh, with assistance from local contacts. Earlier, police had arrested three accused along with weapons.
10-Nov-2025
Two members of Sonu Khatri gang, identified as Ishwinder Singh alias Ishu and Aman were arrested following an encounter with police at Khan Khana village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district on November 10. Both were injured during the exchange and are believed to have been involved in the attempted murder of a local trader at Mandali village in SBS Nagar on October 29.
10-Nov-2025
Police on November 10 arrested a Lucky Patial gang member, identified as Ranbir Rana, and seized a .32-bore pistol, after he was injured in retaliatory firing during a brief encounter near Bukhdi Road in Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. The suspect, allegedly involved in a firing incident in Sector 38 on November 5, fired three shots at the police but sustained a gunshot injury in retaliatory fire and was later admitted to the Kharar Sub-Divisional Hospital.
10-Nov-2025
Police on November 10 said that they had arrested Bikramjit Singh, a village sarpanch, and recovered three imported guns and 25 live cartridges from his possession, last week from Katora in Ferozepur district. According to police, the weapons were allegedly arranged for an attack on Haryanvi pop singer Rahul Fazilpuria, and Bikramjit is the eleventh accused in the case. A senior officer from the Sector 31 Crime Branch said Bikramjit was involved in supplying weapons for planned shootings targeting Fazilpuria and a property dealer in Sector 45.