KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA-1) of the Police on July 24 arrested three drug peddlers, identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, Kuljinder Singh and Jodhbir Singh alias Jodha, and seized 500 grams of heroin and .32 bore pistol from their possession, in Amritsar in Amritsar district.
Gate Hakima police on July 24 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Abhishek Kumar and seized 508 grams of heroin from his possession in Amritsar in Amritsar district.
The Police on July 24 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Sukhdev Singh alias Manga and seized 567 grams of heroin from his possession in Chheharta Sahib in Amritsar district.
Police on July 22 arrested one unidentified person with sulfa drug, in Sangrur in Sangrur district.
Police on July 22 arrested a person identified as Bhinderpal and seized an envelope containing 5 grams of heroin from his possession in Lehal Kalan village in Sangrur district.
The anti-narcotics cell of the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) on July 20 arrested four individuals identified as Jaswinder Singh alias Sonu, Amanpreet Singh, Gurjit Singh, and Gurwinder Singh, and seized 1.5 kg of heroin along with INR 8 lakh in drug money and a tractor and trailer from their possession near Abha Library in Abohar, Fazilka district.
Police on July 20 announced the arrest of three individuals, including a woman drug peddler identified as Daljit Kaur, along with Gurbax, alias Lala, and Arshdeep Singh, and the seizure of 1 kg of ICE (methamphetamine), 2.45 kg of heroin, and 520 grams of precursor pseudoephedrine in Amritsar, Amritsar district. The police revealed that Daljit was arrested on July 16 with 50 grams of heroin, and based on her disclosure, Arshdeep Singh was arrested with 200 grams of heroin, and Gurbax, the kingpin of the racket, was arrested with 1 kg of ICE, over 2 kg of heroin, and 520 grams of precursor pseudoephedrine. Gurbax, who has five criminal cases against him and was out on bail since March 2024, was involved in sourcing precursor chemicals and manufacturing synthetic drugs.
The Punjab Police's Special Task Force (STF) arrested a constable of Punjab Police, Gurmeet Singh, and a woman, Navdeep Kaur, and seized 440 grams of heroin from their possession in Mauli Baidwan village in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. Both suspects were produced in court on July 18 and remanded to four-day police custody.
The Special Task Force (STF) of Punjab Police on July 17 arrested two individuals, identified as Navdeep Kaur and Gurinder Singh alias Sally, and seized 440 grams of heroin and a car from their possession in Mohali, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAAS) Nagar district. Investigations revealed that Navdeep obtained the drugs from Gagandeep and Sandeep. Gagandeep was arrested on July 20 with 1.5 kg of heroin. Other involved individuals include Gurvinder Singh, Randeep Kaur, her husband Sohan Lal, Constable Gurmeet Singh, and Gulshan and Lovepreet Singh, who were found in possession of 30 grams of heroin. Further investigation is ongoing to unravel the full network.
Police on July 17 busted a Pakistan-backed drug smuggling racket, arresting two individuals identified as Gurmukh Singh and Jagwant Singh along with 7 kg of heroin, four 9mm Glock pistols, one .32 bore pistol, five live cartridges, five magazines, and a car at a checkpoint near Muhawa village in Amritsar district. The accused were allegedly in contact with Pakistan-based operators and were smuggling weapons and drugs into the state via drones. Investigations are ongoing to uncover the network's connections and identify others involved.
Punjab Police on July 17 arrested one person, identified as Rajinder Singh and seized 60 grams of heroin along with a.32-bore pistol along with two live cartridges in Burj Rai Ke village in Ajnala in Amritsar.
The police on July 16 arrested two individuals, identified as Jaswinder Singh and Aman Kaur, and seized 70 banned tablets from their possession near Bhundarhi village in Jagraon, Ludhiana district.
The police on July 16 arrested two individuals, identified as Naseeb Singh and Kuldeep Singh, and seized 45 banned tablets from their possession near the civil hospital in Raikot, Ludhiana district.
The police on July 16 arrested one individual, identified as Harpreet Singh, and seized four grams of heroin from his possession in Basian village, Raikot, Ludhiana district.
The police on July 16 arrested two individuals, identified as Jaspreet Singh and Harjinder Singh, and seized two grams of heroin from their possession near Ratipur village in Samrala, Ludhiana district.
The police on July 16 arrested one individual identified as Saif Ali and seized 1.4 kg of opium from his possession in Khanna, Ludhiana district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on July 16 recovered two packets of heroin weighing 1.06 kg, along with three pairs of slippers, one dah (sharp-edged machete), a water bottle, and a gamcha (thin cotton towel), from the outskirts of Mahawa village in Amritsar district.
The Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of Bathinda Police on July 15 arrested drug smuggler Sandeep Singh alias Kaka and seized 4,100 kg of poppy husk in 210 bags from a container truck originating from Madhya Pradesh (MP), in Bathinda in Bathinda district. The Police revealed that the seized consignment was destined for Jalandhar, Moga, and Ferozepur districts in Punjab.
Police on July 14 arrested a drug peddler identified as Manpreet Kumar alias Manna on charges of selling intoxicant tablets and seized 45 such tablets from his possession near Joshian Mohalla near Phagwara in Kapurthala district.
Police on July 14 arrested three drug peddlers identified as Balwinder Singh alias Bohra, Baljit Singh alias Kala, and Ashok Singh alias Goshi and seized one kg of heroin, a bike, and three mobile phones from their possession near the T-point on Bahmniwala road in Jalalabad, Fazilka district.
The police on July 13 arrested an unidentified person and seized 1.5 kg of opium from his possession near Moonak grain market in Sangrur district.
The Police on July 13 arrested one unidentified woman and seized 10 grams of heroin from her possession in Sunam in Sangrur district.
The Police on July 13 arrested one unidentified woman and seized 100 intoxicant pills from her possession, in Dhuri in Sangrur district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on July 13 recovered a packet containing 2.3 kg of heroin from a field near Rattar Chattar village in Gurdaspur district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on July 11 recovered one pistol body (without upper slide and barrel), one empty pistol magazine, and less than 1 gram of heroin in farming fields near Mastgarh village in Tarn Taran district.