KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
20-Oct-2025
Pakistan-based Khalistani terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda, reportedly linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), released a video threatening Punjab’s excise department and liquor contractors. In the video, Rinda warned that those targeted “should protect themselves” as “anyone could be blown up,” referring to recent violence and attacks on liquor shops in Punjab. Claiming responsibility for the Nawanshahr grenade attack, he described it as a step up from his previous actions and threatened further assaults using explosives and firearms. Security agencies have termed the video alarming, noting that it directly threatens contractors, liquor shop workers, and excise department officials.
19-Oct-2025
Police on October 19 arrested two persons, identified as Honey Sidhu and Salem Tabri and seized 4 grams of heroin from them near Papita Market in Ludhiana district.
19-Oct-2025
Police on October 19 arrested a man, identified as Rajiv Kumar alias Chintu along with 4 grams of heroin near Shamshan Ghat in Ludhiana district.
19-Oct-2025
Akal Takht officiating Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargaj, speaking in Ambala district, Haryana, on October 19, emphasized that gurdwaras are the centers of Sikh preaching and their management must remain with the Khalsa Panth in line with Panthic sentiments. He asserted that Sikhs will never tolerate any government interference in gurdwara management or related affairs.
19-Oct-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 19 recovered a damaged drone from fields near the Bare Ke border outpost in Ferozepur district.
19-Oct-2025
On October 19, Punjab Police, on day 232 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 58 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 67 drug smugglers and seized 561 grams of heroin, 1.1 kg of opium, 1229 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 6360 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
19-Oct-2025
Rajasthan Police on October 19 arrested a shooter linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, identified as Sanjay Jat, and seized a cache of weapons, including a foreign-made pistol from Italy, seven country-made pistols, three rifles, a pakira, five live rifle cartridges, and nine pistol cartridges, in Rajasthan. The accused, who reportedly worked directly for the Bishnoi gang, had been involved in several high-profile crimes, and a reward of INR 25,000 had been announced for his arrest.
19-Oct-2025
Punjab Police on October 19 arrested five persons, including a juvenile, for their involvement in extortion and illegal arms smuggling, identified as Gurwinder Singh alias Palli alias Raja, Jashanpreet Singh alias Tori, Amritpal Singh alias Amrit, and Jaswinder Singh alias Ashu and seized three pistols, two magazines, and five cartridges from their possession near the Border Security Force (BSF) headquarters in Amritsar district. Initial investigations revealed that four of the arrested individuals were new to criminal activity, and all were below the age of 24. They were reportedly coerced into participating in gang operations under threats of violent repercussions, including shootings at their homes or business establishments, if they refused to comply.
19-Oct-2025
Amritsar Police on October 19 arrested a key operative of a cross-border drug trafficking syndicate, identified as Rajpal Singh, and seized 5.025 kg of heroin in the Chheharta Sahib area of Amritsar district. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused was using the Dera Baba Nanak sector to retrieve heroin consignments clandestinely dropped across the International Border using drones.
18-Oct-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 18 seized 602 grams of heroin from an agricultural field near Tindiwala village in Ferozepur district.
18-Oct-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 18 seized 3.675 kg of ICE from a farmland near Bhaini Rajputan village in Amritsar district.
18-Oct-2025
On October 18, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized a pistol wrapped in yellow adhesive tape from a field near Roranwala Khurd village in Amritsar district.
18-Oct-2025
On October 18, Punjab Police, on day 231 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 43 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 59 drug smugglers and seized 717 grams of heroin, 557 grams of opium, 320 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 44,680 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
18-Oct-2025
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal, addressing a Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) seminar in New Delhi on October 18, urged Sikhs worldwide to “recognize, expose, and defeat the deep-rooted conspiracy to seize control of Sikh religious institutions and render the Khalsa Panth leaderless.” Warning of “nefarious attempts” to weaken Panthic bodies, he alleged that powerful forces were backing “opportunistic traitors” to capture the Akal Takht Sahib, SGPC, and SAD, aiming to dilute and destroy the Khalsa Panth’s distinct identity.
18-Oct-2025
The Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) declined to quash a criminal defamation complaint filed by Akhand Kirtani Jatha (AKJ) spokesperson Rajinder Pal Singh against former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. The court observed that Badal’s remark describing the AKJ as “a political front of the terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)” was not mere political rhetoric but prima facie defamatory, and directed that the trial before the Chandigarh court proceed “uninfluenced by its observations.”
17-Oct-2025
The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, in coordination with a central agency, on October 17 arrested five members of an international smuggling module, identified as Shivam Arora, Gurpreet Singh, Anmoldeep Singh, Abhishek Singh and Kulmit Singh and seized four 9mm Glock pistols, ammunition and 2 kg of heroin from their possession in Amritsar district. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were operating under the directions of a Dubai-based smuggler who was in contact with Pakistani handlers.
17-Oct-2025
The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in coordination with the Amritsar Rural Police, on October 17 arrested a key associate of foreign-based gangster Harpreet Singh alias Happy Jatt and the Bambiha gang, identified as Jasvir Singh alias Lalla and seized a foreign-made .30 caliber pistol along with eight live cartridges following a brief encounter at Wadala Bhittewad village in Amritsar district.
17-Oct-2025
Amritsar Rural Police on October 17 arrested one person, identified as Shamsher Singh alias Shera and seized 700 grams of heroin from Gharinda village in Amritsar district.
17-Oct-2025
On October 17, Punjab Police, on day 230 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 57 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 59 drug smugglers and seized 2.1 kg of heroin, 1598 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 3.17 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
17-Oct-2025
Police on October 17 arrested a man, identified as Jaspinder Singh and seized 170 grams of opium in Kapurthala district.
16-Oct-2025
According to official sources, arms smuggling from Pakistan through the Punjab border has surged fivefold, with 362 weapons, including AK-47 rifles, grenades, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), seized so far in 2025, compared to just 81 in 2024. Over 50 individuals have been arrested, some caught while collecting drone-dropped consignments, while others were intended recipients tasked with carrying out terror strikes. A security expert attributed this sharp rise to the precision strikes carried out by India during Operation Sindoor on terror hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. For the first time in three years, three AK-47 rifles were recovered, marking a resurgence in the infiltration of sophisticated weaponry. The last such recovery occurred in October 2022, when six AK-47s were seized. Investigations indicate that gangsters and terrorists based in countries such as the United States (US) and Canada are supplying arms to operatives of terrorist groups like Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) while also fueling organized crime networks.
16-Oct-2025
On October 16, Punjab Police, on day 229 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 82 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 95 drug smugglers and seized 3.4 kg of heroin, 7.5 kg of poppy husk, 878 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 9210 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
15-Oct-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 15 seized 2.2 kg of heroin from Daoke village in Amritsar district.
15-Oct-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 15 seized a damaged assembled hexacopter from the border village of Rajatal in Amritsar district.
15-Oct-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 15 seized a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone with a packet consisting of 536 grams of heroin from Kakkar border village in Amritsar district.