KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police on October 17, arrested two unidentified narco-smugglers and recovered one packet of heroin, along with a smartphone and a motorcycle, from the Kassowal Bulge area adjacent to the Ravi River in Gurdaspur district, Punjab.
The Health Department on October 16 seized intoxicant drugs, including 4,400 capsules of pregabalin and 4,200 capsules of gabapentin, from a medical store in the Katra Sher Singh market in Amritsar district. The seized drugs are valued at INR 14.80 lakh.
Ludhiana police intercepted a drug-smuggling operation orchestrated by a woman from Odisha, identified as Phulsi Devi, who exploited a newly launched shipping company to transport concealed cannabis across Himachal Pradesh (HP), Haryana, and Punjab and seized 7.95 kilograms of cannabis from a parcel destined for Ludhiana in Ludhiana district. A case has been filed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against Phulsi, the owner of St Meirj Logistics, and her associate Raj Kumar. The operation came to light after the shipping company alerted police about Phulsi’s suspicious activities, linked to previous illegal drug shipments in Odisha.
Chandigarh Police on October 13 arrested a drug smuggler, identified as Deepak alias Deep and seized 44.73 grams of heroin from his possession, in Chandigarh.
Police on October 13 busted an illegal arms and drug trafficking operation, with the arrest of two notorious criminals, identified as Sagar Urdana alias Teji and Manpreet Singh alias Mani, and seized 100 grams of heroin along with three .32-bore pistols, two .30-bore pistols, and 26 live cartridges from their possession, near Kunde village in Ferozepur district.
Police on October 12 intercepted two suspicious vehicles and recovered 10.40 kg of heroin, INR 1,000 in cash, a car, and photocopies of an Aadhar card and voter ID belonging to a person identified as Sukhraj Singh, near Sukhewala village in Amritsar district. The accused, Sukhraj Singh, and his accomplice managed to flee, and efforts are underway to apprehend them.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 12 intercepted a Pakistani drone and recovered 498 grams of heroin and an empty pistol magazine near Raja Rai village in Ferozepur district. The recovered drone was a China made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 12 recovered 480 grams of heroin with a drone from fields near Daoke village in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
On October 11, the police booked an inmate named Danish, who returned to jail from the hospital, after recovering 10.30 grams of ganja and 9.30 grams of drug powder from his possession in Chandigarh.
Police on October 11 arrested two drug peddlers, identified as Guni Ram and Rohit Kumar, and seized 3,500 intoxicant tablets from their possession, in Mohkampura in Amritsar district.
Police on October 11 arrested three individuals, identified as Sujal Smile, Chanchal alias Tooti, and Mithu alias Ghora, and seized 45 grams of heroin from their possession near Baba Ishar Singh School in Amritsar district.
Shimlapuri police on October 10 arrested one individual, identified as Manveer Singh alias Mana, and seized 17 grams of heroin from his possession, from near Dana Mandi in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district.
Amritsar city police on October 10 busted a cross-border smuggling racket with the arrest of three individuals, identified as jail warden Gurmej Singh, Akashdeep Singh alias Akash, and his brother Satwinderpal Singh alias Satti, and seized 4.5 kg of heroin and INR 4.32 lakh in drug money from their possession in Chheharta, Amritsar district. The accused were reportedly using drones to smuggle drugs from Pakistan.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 10 recovered six plastic bottles filled with heroin, weighing 13.160 kg from fields near Kalash village in Tarn Taran district.
The Amritsar police Commissionerate on October 9 arrested six members of an inter-state organised crime syndicate identified as Gurjashan Singh alias Chinni, Paras Singh alias Raja, Akashbir Singh alias Yaddi, Manpreet Singh alias Manu, Akashdeep Singh and Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukha, and seized three pistols of .32 bore calibre, one double barrel gun of .12 bore and 15 live cartridges from their possession, in Amritsar in Amritsar district. The arrests were made to prevent an imminent gang war with a rival gang led by Amarbir Singh alias Gopi Mahal Gang. The police are currently conducting further investigations.
Police on October 9 arrested three drug traffickers, identified as Gurpreet Singh and Harpreet Singh alias Happy and Jota Singh, and seized 5 kg of heroin along with INR 3.95 lakh drug money, car and a motorcycle from their possession, in Ajnala in Amritsar district. The accused were linked to Pakistan-based smugglers and used drones to transport narcotics. A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered, and investigations are ongoing to trace their accomplices.
Police on October 8 arrested two individuals, identified as Sahil Kumar and Abhinav alias Abhi, and seized 190 grams of heroin from their possession, near LIG flats in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district.
Police on October 7 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Surinder Singh alias Babu, and seized 100 intoxicant tablets from his possession, from Mao Sahib village in Nakodar in Jalandhar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 7 recovered a packet containing heroin weighing 560 grams from fields adjacent to Ratankhurd village in Amritsar district.
The Khanna City-2 police on October 7 arrested two unidentified persons and seized 620 kg of poppy husk along with INR 20,000 drug money, four mobile phones and a truck from their possession, at a naka (checkpoint) near Khanna in Ludhiana district.
Police, on October 6, arrested two drug peddlers, identified as Arshdeep Singh alias Bhola and Sahib Singh, and seized 110 grams of heroin and INR 9.16 lakh drug money, along with a scooter from their possession, in Amritsar in Amritsar district.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested an unidentified man on October 6 and recovered 2 kg of cocaine along with a Toyota Fortuner car from a village near Amritsar in Amritsar district. This follows a major drug bust on October 2, during which over 562 kg of cocaine and 40 kg of hydroponic marijuana were seized in Delhi. The accused was reportedly planning to flee the country and had links to Jitender Pal Singh Gill, an associate of the alleged kingpin Virender Basoiya. The raid on October 6 was based on information received from Jitender Pal Singh. Investigations revealed a plan to smuggle an additional 100 kg of cocaine into Punjab, with further arrests pending based on documented evidence.
The Border Security Force (BSF), on October 5, following a tip-off, recovered a packet containing 568 grams of heroin from farming fields near Dal Village in Tarn Taran district.
Police on October 5 arrested a senior constable of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) for allegedly attempting to smuggle 120 grams of narcotic powder into Amritsar Central Jail and also booked an inmate, identified as Jadish Singh alias Jagga, for possessing a keypad phone with a SIM card in Amritsar district. Jail staff had received a tip-off about the constable's involvement in supplying narcotics. Following a complaint lodged by Nareshpal, Assistant Superintendent of the Jail, Islamabad police registered a case under Section 22-B of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and Section 42 of the Prisons Act against both individuals.
Punjab Police on October 4 arrested two operatives, identified as Sukhdeep Singh alias Raja and Krishan, while busting an international drug trafficking syndicate and seized 1.5 kg of heroin along with a Hyundai Aura (HR 12 AT 7091) car from their possession in Derabassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. The accused were part of a network smuggling heroin in jackets, sourced from an Afghan national based in Delhi. The police are currently seeking to arrest Lakhwinder Singh, the key figure in the syndicate, and further investigations are ongoing.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police on October 3 recovered one packet of heroin weighing 550 grams from fields adjacent to Daoke village in Amritsar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on October 2 recovered three packets of heroin weighing 1.823 kg from fields near Wan village in Tarn Taran district. Although the suspects escaped before the troops arrived, the heroin, suspected to have been dropped by a drone, was found wrapped in yellow tape with an improvised copper wire loop attached.
Police on October 1 arrested three drug smugglers identified as Sukhchain Singh alias Kala Suro, Amritpal Singh alias Pal, and Harman Singh, seizing 175 grams of heroin, INR 1.2 lakh in drug money, a Swift car, and a Scorpio car from their possession near the Mor Kale Ghanupur bypass near Chheharta in Amritsar district.
The Chheharta police on October 1 arrested a drug smuggler identified as Narinder Singh, and seized 100 grams of heroin and INR 2,690 in drug money from his possession in Chheharta, Amritsar district.
The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) of Punjab Police on September 29 busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket and seized 6 kg of heroin, 67 live cartridges, 2 magazines, 6 mobile phones in Jaffarpur village in Gurdaspur district. The operation was based on reliable intelligence regarding a local drug peddler's involvement in narcotics and weapons smuggling from Pakistan. During the raid, the accused managed to flee after discarding a bag containing the contraband.
On September 29, the Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two individuals, identified as Sukhdev and Kulwinder Singh and seized 550 grams of heroin along with a China-made pistol, one magazine and four live cartridges from their possession, near Tahliwala village in Fazilka district. The suspects reportedly fired shots at BSF personnel while attempting to pick up a consignment of heroin from near the India-Pakistan border.
The Crime Branch III of Ludhiana Police on September 28 arrested a youth, identified as Ganesh Singh and seized 265 grams of heroin from his possession near Decent School in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district.
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff from Khanna, along with Samrala Police, on September 28 dismantled a drug supply chain by arresting a smuggler identified as Mohammad Ali and seizing 10 bags of poppy husk, weighing nearly 199 kg, from his possession near Urna village in Ludhiana district. The drugs were concealed under apple crates in a pickup jeep, smuggled from Himachal Pradesh (HP).
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) 2 of the Ludhiana Police Commissionerate on September 27 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Harmandeep Singh and seized 150 grams of heroin and a car from his possession on Kohara-Machhiwara road near Kohara village in Ludhiana district.
Punjab Police and the Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation on September 26, recovered over 501 grams of heroin near Dal village in Tarn Taran district. The drugs are suspected to have been smuggled via drone from across the border. While four suspects fled the scene, two have been identified, and investigations are ongoing.
Police on September 26 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Rakesh Mandal and seized 5 kg of ganja from his possession in Phagwara, Kapurthala district.
Police on September 26 arrested two youths, identified as Kulwant Rai and Harish and seized 4 grams of heroin from their possession in Patara village in Jalandhar district.
Special branch of the police on September 26 arrested a Punjab Roadways employee, identified as Aman Kumar, and seized five packets of poppy husk weighing 1.25 kg and opium, from near Bus stand in Hoshiarpur in Hoshiarpur district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police on September 26, recovered a packet of heroin weighing 520 grams near Mahawa border village in Amritsar district.
Police on September 26 arrested one person, identified as Pradeep Kumar, and seized 290 grams of heroin, along with a Honda Activa scooter, a mobile phone, and INR 700 from his possession in Ludhiana district.
Police on September 26 arrested one person, identified as Jagmohan Singh, and seized 265 grams of heroin from his possession near Gills Garden Resort in Ludhiana district.
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) 1 of the Ludhiana Police Commissionerate on September 25 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Pardeep Singh alias Rajvir, and seized 320 grams of heroin from his possession in Ludhiana district.
Police on September 24 arrested two individuals, identified as Pargat Singh and Kamalpreet Singh alias Babbu, and seized 4 kg of opium along with a truck and a car from their possession near Panjgrain village in Faridkot district.
The Jalandhar Rural Police on September 24 arrested two smugglers, identified as Roshan Lal and Narinder Singh, and seized 1.2 kg of opium from their possession near Kamalpur village in Jalandhar district. The accused had procured the opium from Jharkhand, with Narinder acting as the courier, transporting the drugs via train for delivery to Roshan’s customers.
The Jalandhar Rural Police on September 23 busted a drug racket being operated from within jail and arrested two individuals for drug smuggling, identified as Amandeep Singh and Mandeep Singh, and seized 3 kg of opium from their possession, near Alawalpur in Jalandhar district. During interrogation, the accused revealed that the drug operation was being coordinated by ringleaders from within the jail.
The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police, in a joint operation on September 23, recovered a packet of heroin weighing 570 grams along with a drone from near Nestha village in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was a China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
The Sadar police on September 22 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Lovepreet Singh alias Labbu and seized INR 53,000 drug money and a mobile phone from his possession, in Kalasia Khurd village in Tarn Taran district in Punjab. The suspect, linked to Pakistan-based smugglers, reportedly smuggled contraband into India using drones. The police are investigating his network and have sent his mobile phone for forensic examination.
The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police, in a joint search operation on September 22, recovered five large packets of suspected heroin weighing 2.840 kg along with a drone near Machharala village in Gurdaspur district. The drone was a China-made DJI Matrice 350 RTK model.
In a two-week operation, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police dismantled an interstate cartel involved in the illegal trade of weapons and arrested 17 criminals, including gangster Kannu Gujjar, a close associate of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuriya and seized 1.1 kg of heroin along with 18 weapons and 66 cartridges from their possession, in Jalandhar in Jalandhar district.
Fazilka police on September 22 arrested an unidentified woman wanted in a five-year-old drug smuggling case near Kamalwala village in Fazilka district. The woman was en route to deliver 10 kg of ganja to Goma Bai, a resident of Kamalwala village, when she was apprehended.