KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
12-Sep-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on September 12 seized 590 grams of heroin near Rattankhurd village in Amritsar district.
12-Sep-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on September 12 arrested an unidentified smuggler and seized 560 grams of heroin near Kalsian Kalan is a village in Tarn Taran district.
12-Sep-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on September 12 seized 600 grams of heroin near Naushera Dhalla in Tarn Taran district.
12-Sep-2025
On September 12, Una Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Yadav confirmed that two accused arrested from Punjab were involved in the July 27 murder of Rakesh Kumar alias Gaggi, who was shot dead inside a salon at Basal village, Una district of Himachal Pradesh. The accused—Rajiv Kaushal, brought from Ferozepur jail on production warrant, and Vipan Kumar from Hoshiarpur—confessed during interrogation. Police said the murder stemmed from an inter-gang rivalry, while a lookout has been issued for a third accomplice.
12-Sep-2025
An arrested Davinder Bambiha gang member, identified as Ramjot Singh alias Jot, was injured in police retaliatory fire when he opened fire during a weapon recovery in an INR 1 crore extortion case in Faridkot district on September 12. Police seized a .32 bore pistol with live cartridges from the spot. Ramjot and Sandeep Singh alias Lovely had been arrested from Kotkapura on September 7, with investigations revealing the crime was ordered by Bambiha gangsters Sema Behbal and Jass Bahibal.
12-Sep-2025
Two unidentified assailants shot Dr. Kulwinder Singh, leaving him critically injured, at his private hospital at Sudhar village in Amritsar district on September 12. He had earlier received extortion calls from foreign-based gangster Jeevan Fauji, who demanded INR 50 lakh. After he refused to pay, bikers opened fire at his hospital on July 11, allegedly at Fauji’s behest, followed by renewed threats.
12-Sep-2025
All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary and Jalandhar Cantt Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Padma Shri Pargat Singh, on September 12, accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of presiding over a collapse of law and order in Punjab, citing rising cases of gun violence, bomb blasts, kidnappings, and murders. Highlighting repeated attacks on doctors, he noted that Dr. Kulwinder Singh was shot inside his hospital in Ajnala, shortly after assailants had opened fire outside his home. 'This is not an isolated case—doctors in Moga and Jalandhar have faced similar attacks. Those who save lives now fear for their own,' he said.
12-Sep-2025
The Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, on September 12 busted a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling module by arresting five persons, identified as Jaskaran Singh, Amritpal Singh, Gurwinder Singh, Amandeep Singh, and Harkeerat and seizing two 9mm Glock Pistols with magazines, two .30 bore Px5 pistols with magazines, and two .30 bore Star Mark pistols with magazines, 1 kg of heroin, and INR 6 lakh in drug money from their possession, in Amritsar. Preliminary investigations revealed the accused were working for Pakistan-based smugglers using drones to drop drugs and weapons.
12-Sep-2025
On September 12, Punjab Police, on day 195 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 79 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 95 drug smugglers and seized 5.4 kg of heroin, 1 kg of opium, 1657 intoxicant tablets/capsules and INR 5160 drug money, across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 29,288 in 195 days.
12-Sep-2025
Ludhiana police on September 12 registered an FIR over threats to retired assistant inspector general (AIG) Sandeep Sharma from gangsters he had interrogated during his service. Sharma, who retired from the anti-drug special task force (STF) in 2022, said he approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court after his complaint lay pending with the Ludhiana police for over 10 months. He alleged receiving threat calls from Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, noting that during his tenure he had acted against several gangsters, including Bagga Khan alias Buta, Munish Parbhakar, Goru Bachha, Sukh Bhikariwal, and Rajpal alias Raja.
12-Sep-2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 12 filed a chargesheet before the special NIA court in Mohali, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, against three persons, Vishal Gill alias Chuchi, Bhagwant Singh alias Manna Bhatti, and Diwan Singh alias Sunny for their roles in the March 15 grenade attack on Thakurdwara Sanatan Temple in Chheharta, Amritsar. Gill, one of two bike-borne assailants, was charged for direct involvement, while the second attacker, Gursidak Singh alias Sidki, was killed in police encounter two days after the incident. Bhagwant Singh is accused of providing shelter, grenades, and reconnaissance motorcycles, while Diwan Singh allegedly harboured co-accused and destroyed evidence.
12-Sep-2025
Police on September 12 arrested a Nigerian national, identified as Augustine Okwudili and recovered 255 grams of cocaine, 10.25 grams of MDMA pills, and INR 2 lakh in drug money, in GTB Colony, Kharar, Mohali, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Preliminary investigation revealed that the drugs were being sold at premium rates in high-profile circles and private parties across Mohali, Chandigarh, and Panchkula, and are suspected to have been smuggled via cross-border parcel routes.
12-Sep-2025
Police on September 12 arrested two arms smugglers, identified as Gurwinder Singh alias Gindu and Sona Singh, and seized 16 pistols, 38 magazines, and 1,847 cartridges, reportedly smuggled from Pakistan via floodwaters, near Theh Qalandar village on the Fazilka-Ferozepur highway in Fazilka district.
11-Sep-2025
The Counter-Intelligence Wing of the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) on September 11 arrested two smugglers, identified as Mangal Singh and Gurpreet Singh, and seized a large consignment of 27 pistols along with 470 live cartridges, smuggled from Pakistan via floodwaters, in Mohar Jamsher village of Fazilka district. The consignment, packed in a bag wrapped with plastic tape, was recovered from the village, which is surrounded by Pakistan on three sides and the Sutlej River on the fourth.
11-Sep-2025
Amritsar police on September 11 froze assets worth INR 1.27 crore belonging to four drug peddlers, identified as Varinderpal Singh, Gurmukh Singh, Taljinder Kumar, and Jasvinderpal Singh. Earlier, on May 14, police had seized 500 grams of heroin, a drone, two pistols, and INR 15 lakh drug money from them.
11-Sep-2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) recovered three hand grenades and a .30 bore pistol from Bhamri village in Batala, Gurdaspur district, in connection with the March 15 Amritsar temple grenade attack case. The recovered explosives and arms have been sent for forensic and technical examination. Investigations so far have revealed a conspiracy orchestrated by terrorist handlers based in Europe, the US, and Canada behind the attack.
11-Sep-2025
On the night of September 11, multiple shots were fired outside Bollywood actress Disha Patani’s house in Civil Lines, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. No injuries were reported. Soon after, Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar claimed responsibility in a social media post, stating the attack was ‘punishment’ for Patani and her sister over alleged insults to spiritual speakers Premanand Maharaj and Aniruddhacharya Maharaj.
11-Sep-2025
A district court in Mohali, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, acquitted Teerath Singh, a resident of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh (UP), in a case registered by the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) under the Arms Act on charges of working for the Khalistani terror outfit, Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF). Singh, who had been out on bail for five years, was initially booked in 2008 under the Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), along with UK-based Gursharan Singh as a co-accused. Police alleged links with the KLF and plans for anti-national activities, but the court ruled that the prosecution failed to produce ‘concrete evidence’.
10-Sep-2025
On the night of September 10, unidentified miscreants hurled a low-intensity explosive, suspected to be a hand grenade, inside a liquor vend in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. While no one was injured, the blast shattered a refrigerator glass and triggered panic. An unverified social media post from an unauthenticated Khalistani terror outfit, Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) page claimed responsibility, naming fugitive gangster Gopi Nawashahria along with Mannu Agwan and Zeeshan Akhtar. The post alleged the vend was a public nuisance and warned of future attacks using rocket launchers and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
10-Sep-2025
Amritsar Police on September 10 arrested four drug smugglers, identified as Gurbhej Singh, his son Gurdit Singh, Malkit Singh, and Gurjit Singh, and recovered 12 kg of heroin, a .30-bore pistol, and a magazine, in Amritsar. The arrests followed a probe into an earlier seizure of 8.1 kg of heroin from a notorious smuggler Soni Singh alias Soni and his four associates. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the operation has exposed another node of the trans-border cartel active in Tarn Taran and Amritsar Rural sectors.
10-Sep-2025
Three jailed former police officers, were injured after being attacked by Sandeep Singh alias Sunny, the accused in the murder of Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri, inside Central Jail, Patiala district on September 10. The victims were identified as ex- Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Gurbachan Singh, retired Inspector Subba Singh, and dismissed Inspector Inderjit Singh. A senior jail official said the incident occurred in the high-security barrack where both the accused and victims were lodged separately, as all faced threats.
10-Sep-2025
The Sri Ganganagar district police on September 10 conducted a massive raid operation at the hideouts of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his close associates, located in Sriganganagar, Bikaner (Rajasthan) and Abohar in Fazilka district of Punjab. The investigation focused on tracing the financial trail of criminals, including the transfer and return of extortion money abroad through hawala channels. Police tracked their contacts by examining agricultural land documents, house construction or renovation records, and by questioning locals.
10-Sep-2025
On September 10, A 19-year-old youth, Gurpreet Singh and his father Jagtar Singh were seriously injured in two mysterious blasts at their home in Jeeda village, Bathinda district. The explosions are suspected to have been triggered by picric acid, a highly explosive chemical possibly sourced online, though investigators have yet to confirm the substance or the motive behind its possession.
10-Sep-2025
Amritsar Commissionerate Police on September 10 busted a cross-border organised arms smuggling module, arresting six members, identified as Pargat Singh, Ajaybir Singh, Karanbir Singh, Shri Ram, Mehakpreet Singh, and Dinesh Kumar and seizing a 9mm Glock, three .30 bore PX5 pistols, one .32 bore pistol, one .30 bore pistol, and INR 575,000 in hawala money from their possession in Amritsar. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav stated that the syndicate was being operated by the arrested accused, Mehakpreet Singh alias Rohit, under the directions of his foreign-based handlers via social media. During the operation, multiple recoveries were made at different stages of investigation, and the module’s kingpin, Mehakpreet, was arrested from Goa along with three weapons.
10-Sep-2025
The Border Security Force (BSF) on September 10 arrested an unidentified smuggler and seized 1.433 kg of heroin along with a motorcycle and a mobile phone in Ballarwal village in Amritsar district.