KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
The Anti-Narcotics Cell of Ludhiana Police on September 21 arrested a woman, identified as Janki Kanojia and seized 30 kg of poppy husk from her possession in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district.
The CIA-2 of the Police Commissionerate on September 21 arrested two persons, identified as Jatin Sidhu and his juvenile accomplice, and seized 100 grams of heroin from their possession, in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district. Jatin was reportedly supplying heroin to clients in the city, with the teenager assisting in retail distribution.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Punjab Police, in a joint operation with a central agency on September 21, busted a major drug-trafficking syndicate, arresting 10 individuals and seizing 1 kg of heroin, 381 grams of charas, three pistols (including one sophisticated Glock pistol), 62 live cartridges, two empty shells, INR 48.7 lakh in drug money, 262 grams of gold, and electronic devices in Chandigarh. The police revealed that the suspects were operating the drug network in the Jalandhar, Amritsar, and Ludhiana districts of Punjab and were sending money to Pakistan-based smugglers via hawala after smuggling drugs across the border.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in collaboration with the Punjab Police, conducted a search operation on September 20, recovering five small packets of heroin weighing 2.838 kg and one motorcycle from the outskirts of Dal village in Tarn Taran district. The operation was initiated after two individuals on a motorcycle fled when signaled to stop by BSF troops at a checkpoint.
Punjab Police on September 18 arrested one person, identified as Jagroop Singh, and seized 5 kg of heroin, two phones, and his motorcycle from his possession in Vaniye Ke village, Ajnala, in Amritsar district. Acting on a tip-off, police teams apprehended Jagroop, who was allegedly en route to deliver the drugs.
Punjab Police on September 18 recovered 5 kg of heroin and a hexacopter from fields near Manjh village in Ajnala, Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on September 17 recovered a packet containing 545 grams of heroin from near Dhanoe Kalan village in Amritsar district.
Police on September 16 foiled a gang allegedly being operated from behind bars in Kapurthala district with the arrest of three accused, identified as Amritjeet Singh, Akashdeep Singh, and Kamaldeep Singh, and seized three .32 calibre pistols, 26 cartridges, and 20 grams of heroin from their possession in Rajpura in Patiala district. The gang was reportedly working on behalf of the Prince Golu gang, led by brothers Prince and Onkar Singh Golu, who were orchestrating criminal activities from Kapurthala Jail. Authorities are now investigating how the brothers were able to run operations from prison.
In a joint operation with Punjab Police on September 16, the Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two individuals, Puran Singh and Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukha, who admitted to retrieving a narcotics consignment dropped by a Pakistani drone, and recovered two packets containing approximately 1 kg of heroin near Chak Amira village in Fazilka district.
The Amritsar police on September 16 busted a trans-border narcotic smuggling network with the arrest of a drug smuggler, identified as Kanwaljit Kaur alias Massi, and seized 4.580 kg of heroin from her possession in Chheharta, Amritsar district. Police revealed that Kaur and her son-in-law, Jugraj Singh, were in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers and used drones to transport drugs.
Police on September 16 busted an international drug racket by arresting four individuals, identified as Harjinder Pal Singh, Veer Singh, Surmukh Singh, and Malook Singh, and seizing 10 kg of heroin from their possession in Khiche village, Ferozepur district. The arrests followed information provided by Shinda Singh, another smuggler arrested on September 9 with 1 kg of heroin and INR 4 lakh in drug money. The smugglers were linked to Pakistan-based handlers, who used drones to transport drugs, with Harjinder Pal Singh having prior connections to the Pakistan army and handler Riyast Dogger.
Police on September 15 arrested one person, identified as Vishal Kumar alias Vishal and seized 3 grams of narcotic powder (heroin) and sedative injections from his possession, in Mahilpur in Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.
Police on September 15 arrested one person, identified as Kamaldeep alias Deepa and seized 35 grams of heroin and a large quantity of intoxicating pills from his possession, in Hoshiarpur in Hoshiarpur district.
The Tanda police on September 15 arrested one person, identified as Mahesh Kumar and seized a large quantity of intoxicating pills from his possession, in Tanda village in Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.
The Tanda police on September 15 arrested one person, identified as Hari Om and seized 10 grams of heroin from his possession, in Rada village in Hoshiarpur district.
The Dasuya police on September 15 arrested one person, identified as Lovepreet alias Love and seized 68 grams of heroin from his possession, in Himantpur village in Dasuya in Hoshiarpur district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on September 15 recovered two packets containing 1.14 kg of heroin near Naushehra Dhalla village in Tarn Taran district.
The Counter Intelligence (CI) Jalandhar on September 15 arrested an Army deserter identified as Amritpal Singh alias Fauji and seized 12.5 kg of heroin along with a motorcycle from his possession in Kangniwal village, Jalandhar district. Fauji had been on the run since August after his accomplice, Sartaj, was caught with 33 kg of heroin in Jammu. The drug cartel, operated from Dubai by Amrit Pal Singh Baath, was involved in large-scale smuggling.
Jalandhar rural police on September 14 arrested seven members of the infamous Ankush Bhaya Gang and seized 1,000 Alprazolam tablets, four pistols, and ammunition from their possession in Jalandhar district. The gang, linked to criminal figures such as Vikram Brar and Ravi Balachoria, was planning a bank robbery and the murder of rival gang members.
Police on September 13 arrested drug peddler, identified as Vikramjit Singh and seized 513 grams of heroin from his possession, on Abohar-Sadulshehar Road near Wahabwala village in Abohar in Ferozepur district.
Police on September 13 arrested two bike-borne youths, identified as Pawan Kumar and Raj Karan and seized 800 grams of opium from their possession, in Kera Khera village in Abohar in Ferozepur district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on September 13 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 6.8 kg from near Gilpan village in Tarn Taran district.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with the Punjab Police on September 13, recovered a packet containing 581 grams of heroin wrapped in yellow adhesive tape from a house in Dal village, Tarn Taran district.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police on September 11, intercepted and neutralized a drone, recovering one packet of heroin weighing 6.23 kg along with the drone on the outskirts of Gilpan village in Tarn Taran district. The recovered drone was an assembled quadcopter.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on September 11 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 520 grams from near Daoke village in Amritsar district.
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff of the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police on September 10 arrested an individual identified as Shinda Singh and seized 1 kg of heroin and INR 4 lakh in cash from his possession near the Green Park area in Jalandhar district. The police are interrogating him to trace the source of the heroin and uncover details of his drug trafficking network.
Punjab Police on September 9 conducted a special operation, ‘OPS Seal-VIII,’ across ten inter-state border districts, including Pathankot, Muktsar, Fazilka, Ropar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar, Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa, Hoshiarpur, and Bathinda, aimed at cracking down on drug trafficking and liquor smuggling. The operation led to the recovery of over 71 kg of narcotics, including 1.1 kg of opium, 29 kg of poppy husk, 42 kg of intoxicant powder, and 1,070 intoxicating tablets, along with a significant amount of illicit liquor. A total of 4,245 vehicles were checked, 293 fined, 16 impounded, 26 First Information Reports (FIRs) registered, and 27 individuals arrested.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on September 9 recovered two packets of heroin weighing 1.180 kg, from farming fields near Daoke village in Amritsar district.
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff of Amritsar rural police on September 8 arrested five cross-border smugglers, identified as Sukhchain Singh, Sukhpal Singh, Navdeep Singh, Sukhbir Singh, and Rahul, alias Nikku and seized 160 grams of heroin, two pistols—a .32 bore pistol without a magazine and a .30 bore pistol without a magazine and barrel—along with INR 8.5 lakh in drug money, a car, and a bike from their possession near Khurmania village in Amritsar district. According to police, most of the heroin smuggled from Pakistan via drones had already been sold prior to the arrests.
Police on September 7 arrested an individual, identified as Paramjit Singh and seized 50 grams of heroin from his possession, near Mardkhera village in Sangrur district.
In a joint operation with Border Security Force (BSF) troops, Punjab Police on September 7 busted a trans-border drug module by arresting four smugglers, identified as Kuldeep Singh, Kirpal Singh, Jatinder Singh, and Gurpreet Singh, and seized 5.54 kg of heroin from their possession in Sahowal village, Ajnala, Amritsar district. The arrests followed a BSF tip-off about a suspected drone drop from Pakistan.
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff of the Mohali police on September 6 arrested two men, identified as Channpreet Singh and Harpal Singh, and seized 30 grams of heroin from their possession in Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district.
Amritsar (Rural) Police on September 6 arrested three drug peddlers, identified as Lovepreet Singh, Jasbir Singh, and Jaskaran Singh, and seized 2.7 kg of heroin from their possession in Dhariwal village, Ajnala, Amritsar district. The police stated that the heroin was likely smuggled via drones from Pakistan, and shifting police checkpoints led to the recovery. The suspects are currently under police remand, and their properties will be identified and frozen.
The Crime Investigating Agency (CIA) staff of Mohali police on September 5 arrested three individuals, identified as Amandeep Singh, Harmandeep Singh, and Gursevak Singh, and seized 80 grams of heroin from their possession in Kharar in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district.
Police on September 5 arrested one person, identified as Rama Singh and seized 200 grams of heroin from his possession, in Janta Colony in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district.
Ludhiana police on September 5 arrested an individual, identified as Mohit and seized 150 grams of heroin from his possession, in Vijay Nagar in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district.
Police on September 4 arrested a man, identified as Krishan Kumar, and seized 43,000 intoxicating pills from his possession near Kanech village in Ludhiana district.
Ladhowal police on September 4 arrested two individuals, Deedar Singh and Chandan Sharma, and seized 15 grams of heroin, a weighing scale, and their car near Talwandi Kalan village in Ludhiana West, Ludhiana district.
Sahnewal police on September 4 arrested an individual, Kishan Kumar, and seized 43,000 tablets of banned Tramadol and Clovidol 100, along with a Mahindra Bolero, near Kanech village in Ludhiana East, Ludhiana district.
Police on September 3 arrested two drug smugglers, identified as Ankit and Amandeep Singh, and seized 60 grams of heroin from their possession in Jalandhar, Jalandhar district.
Police on September 3 arrested a drug smuggler, identified as Gagandeep Singh and seized 60 grams of heroin from his possession, in Jalandhar in Jalandhar district.
Police on September 3 arrested a drug smuggler, identified as Ruldu and seized 10 grams of heroin from his possession, in Jalandhar in Jalandhar district.
Police on September 3 arrested an individual, identified as Baljit Singh and seized 5,500 intoxicating tablets from his possession, near Balluana village in Abohar in Fazilka district.
Amritsar (Rural) Police on September 3 arrested two drug peddlers, Uttampal Singh and Navtej Singh, and seized 506 grams of heroin smuggled from Pakistan via drones, near Muhawa village in Amritsar district. The suspects were apprehended after a police patrol chased them, and their motorcycle slipped, leading to the recovery of the heroin.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on September 1 intercepted a drone and seized a packet of heroin weighing 536 grams from the premises of Radha Swami Satsang, near Naushera Dhalla village in Tarn Taran district. The recovered drone was a Chinese-made DJI MAVIC 3 Classic model.
Patti Sadar Police on August 31 arrested two motorcycle-borne individuals, identified as Jaspal Singh and Gurbhej Singh and seized 245 grams of heroin from their possession from near Talwandi Mehar Singh Wali village in Tarn Taran district.
The Ferozepur police on August 31 conducted a search operation and seized 1.28 kg of heroin from Bare ke village in Ferozepur district.
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff of the Ferozepur police on August 31 arrested four individuals identified as Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja, Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh, Paramjit Singh alias Pamma, and Surjit Singh, and seized 20 grams of heroin along with INR 14.80 lakh in drug money from their possession at a naka (checkpoint) in Zira, Ferozepur district.
Police on August 29 arrested notorious drug smuggler and member of the Kannu Gujjar gang, Naveen Kumar alias Kaka, and seized 1 kg of heroin from his possession in Lajpat Nagar, Jalandhar district. His two accomplices, identified as Vikram alias Nihang Baba and Kali, escaped after a violent gunfight with the police. The suspects are believed to be connected to an international drug network with links to Pakistan. Police are actively pursuing leads to capture the remaining fugitives.
Fazilka police on August 29 arrested a person, identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gogi and seized 530 grams of heroin, three live cartridges, and three mobile phones from his possession in Jalalabad, Fazilka district. His accomplice, identified as Sukhwinder Singh, managed to flee.