KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
29-Nov-2025
According to reports, jailed gangster Anmol Bishnoi, currently in National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody, fears he may be “targeted and killed” by Pakistan-based gangster Shehzad Bhatti, allegedly in retaliation for his recent social media posts. Bishnoi has filed a protection plea, stating that he and his family face constant threats, causing “fear, mental trauma, and apprehension of imminent danger.” He has requested the court to direct the investigating agency to provide adequate armed protection during his transit from the NIA headquarters to the court.
29-Nov-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 29 seized 1.107 kg of heroin from the Dhariwal village area in Amritsar district.
29-Nov-2025
According to reports, the interrogation of gangster Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon — a key conspirator in the three firing incidents outside comedian Kapil Sharma’s ‘Kap’s Café’ in Surrey, Canada — revealed that the gang had planned to kill Sharma if he failed to pay the extortion money. Sekhon, arrested on November 25 in Ludhiana, is described as the right-hand man of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Harry Chatha and gangster Goldy Dhillon, the alleged mastermind behind the attacks. He had allegedly fled to India to lie low and was captured on CCTV riding shotgun with two of the shooters. The questioning also identified the shooters as Daljot Rehal and Gurjot, who reportedly wore body cameras to film the attacks and circulated the footage to amplify their threat.
28-Nov-2025
Phagwara Police on November 28 arrested three persons, identified as Ghanshyam Tiwari, his mother Neeraj Kumari, and his brother Deepak Tiwari, for allegedly sheltering and financing the main assailants involved in the November 27 late-night firing at the residence of AAP leader and Yudh Nashian Virudh coordinator Daljit Raju, in Yamunanagar district, Haryana.
28-Nov-2025
Radical Sikh leader and Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament (MP) Amritpal Singh on November 28 again approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC), seeking temporary release to attend the winter session of Parliament and challenging the Punjab government’s rejection of his representation.
28-Nov-2025
The Government of India on November 28 repatriated three Pakistani nationals—earlier jailed on charges of drug smuggling and illegal border crossing—back to Pakistan via the Attari–Wagah land route in Amritsar.
28-Nov-2025
Tarn Taran Police on November 28 arrested Kanchanpreet Kaur, daughter of SAD leader Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa, as part of efforts to dismantle the criminal network allegedly run by her Canada-based gangster husband, Amritpal Bath. Kanchanpreet faces multiple cases registered during the election period, including criminal intimidation and violations of the model code of conduct, as well as a separate case for allegedly using a fake passport. Police said she was arrested in connection with an FIR at Jhabal police station against Bath, who is booked for criminal intimidation during the bypoll campaign and faces over two dozen cases, including murder, attempt to murder, and UAPA charges. Authorities also alleged that she illegally entered India via the Nepal border, evading immigration checks.
28-Nov-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 28 seized a packet of suspected heroin weighing 553 grams from agricultural fields near Dhanoe Khurd village in Amritsar district.
28-Nov-2025
On November 28, Punjab Police, on day 272 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 74 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 95 drug smugglers and seized 699 grams of heroin, 1.4 kg of opium, 519 intoxicant pills and INR 84,000 drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
27-Nov-2025
Gurdaspur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Aditya said on November 27 that police are investigating the Khalistan Liberation Army’s (KLA) claim of carrying out a grenade attack outside the Gurdaspur Police Station on November 25, which left four people injured. The blast occurred a day before Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann’s scheduled visit to inaugurate a sugar mill. While police had initially attributed the incident to a truck’s tyre burst, a social media post from the “Khalistan Liberation Army” later claimed responsibility for the attack.
27-Nov-2025
According to police, Punjab has seen a surge in incidents of grenade attacks over the past year in which miscreants, often acting on the instructions of banned organisations, have targeted police and other establishments. In the last three months alone, three such blasts occurred in the state—each initially dismissed as a non-terror incident. Since September 2024, at least 21 suspicious grenade attacks have been reported, 15 of them targeting police installations.
27-Nov-2025
Tarsem Singh, father of Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament (MP) Amritpal Singh, on November 27 in Amritsar, called the denial of parole to his jailed son “a direct attack on democracy aimed at silencing an elected representative.” He said, “The sangat of Khadoor Sahib elected Amritpal Singh to Parliament with a massive mandate, yet the government is preventing him from even attending Parliament. This is an insult to the democratic rights of the people who elected him.”
27-Nov-2025
On November 27, Punjab Police, on day 271 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 68 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 93 drug smugglers and seized 1 kg of heroin, 29,678 intoxicant pills and INR 11.24 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested persons, across the state.
27-Nov-2025
Police on November 27 seized 735 grams of heroin, recovered from packets suspected to have been delivered by Pakistan-based smugglers, in Valtoha in Tarn Taran district.
27-Nov-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 27 seized 520 grams of heroin and a drone from the fields in Rasulpur village in Tarn Taran district.
27-Nov-2025
Authorities on November 27 arrested a jail warder, identified as Sadhwinder Singh, and recovered 12 grams of narcotics, a mobile phone, cash, and a wallet from his possession, at Kapurthala Central Jail in Kapurthala district.
27-Nov-2025
Police on November 27 arrested a person, identified as Jalandhar Singh and seized 80 intoxicating capsules from him, in Lakhan Ke Padda village, Kapurthala district.
27-Nov-2025
Police on November 27 arrested a person, identified as Ravi Kumar alias Ravi and recovered 50 intoxicating pills from him, in Khanpur village, Kapurthala district.
27-Nov-2025
An arrested suspect in the November 15 killing of Naveen Arora, son of RSS leader Baldev Raj Arora, identified as Badal was killed in a shootout near the cremation ground at Mamu Joya village in Jalalabad, Fazilka district, on November 27. Police said Badal, who had allegedly fired at Naveen, was arrested on November 26. During interrogation, he disclosed plans to flee to Rajasthan with two accomplices, Raju and Sonu. When police took him to meet them near the cremation ground, the two assailants opened fire, prompting retaliation in which Badal was killed. Police have so far arrested six accused in the case, including a Ludhiana-based woman, Bhawna; three others — Gursimran Singh alias Jatin Kali, Kanav, and Harsh; and Badal. Another accused has also been apprehended, though police have withheld the identity to avoid compromising the ongoing investigation. However, despite multiple arrests and two shootouts over the past two weeks, the motive behind Naveen’s killing — whether ideological or driven by personal enmity — remains unclear.
27-Nov-2025
Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said on November 27 that Punjab Police have recorded 324 encounters with gangsters since April 2022, resulting in the neutralization of 24 dreaded gangsters/criminals and the arrest of 515 others, of whom 319 sustained bullet injuries. Three police personnel lost their lives and 41 were injured in these operations. He added that, over the past three-and-a-half years, the Punjab Police have busted 962 gangster/criminal modules, arrested 2,536 gangsters/criminals, and recovered 2,086 illegal weapons, 564 vehicles used in crimes, 79 kg of heroin, and INR 4.69 crore in drug money. The data comes amid renewed concerns over rising gangsterism in Punjab.