KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on June 24 intercepted and shot down a drone ferrying 400 grams of heroin near Chaklabaksh village in Ajnala, Amritsar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on June 24 recovered a packet containing 530 grams of heroin along with a drone, near Lakha Singh Wala village in Ferozepur district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on June 24 intercepted a drone and later recovered the drone along with 510 grams of heroin, from fields near PS Wala Hithar village in Fazilka district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on June 24 carried out a search operation, based on information provided by villagers, and recovered a packet containing 560 grams of heroin and a drone near Raja Rai village in Ferozepur district.
Punjab Police on June 22 busted a narcotics and organized crime nexus backed by United States-based smuggler Sarwan Singh alias Bhola Havelian, and arrested three operatives: Karanjit Singh, Akash Seth, alias Raghu, and Sukhdeep Singh and seized six pistols, six live cartridges, ten magazines, 200 grams of heroin, and an electronic weighing machine from their possession in Ajnala in Amritsar district. The arrested individuals were found to be directly in touch with Bhola Havelian, supplying weapons and heroin as part of the criminal operation.
Acting on a complaint from District Drug Inspector Shishan Mittal, the police on June 22 recovered 590 intoxicating pills and INR 11.38 lakh in drug money from the bike of an alleged supplier, Vikas Kumar, in Abohar in Fazilka district, Punjab. Although Vikas Kumar remains at large, the authorities have registered a case against him.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops and Punjab Police, in a joint operation on June 22, recovered a packet containing 520 grams of heroin and a drone from fields near the international border (IB) near Gahlewala village in Fazilka district.
Punjab Police on June 20 busted a trans-border illegal arms and narco-terrorism hawala racket, arresting eight individuals identified as Ranjit Singh alias Kaka, Rajinder alias Raja, Abhishek alias Abhi, Vishal alias Shalu, Lovepreet alias Kalu, Gurbhej alias Bheja, Gurjant, and Jaspal and seized 4.1 kg of heroin, two pistols (one made in Pakistan), 45 live cartridges, and INR 2.07 lakh in cash from their possession in Amritsar, Amritsar district. The operation revealed connections with Pakistan-based entities and is part of ongoing efforts to dismantle cross-border criminal activities in the region.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 20 arrested Jaspreet Singh, a key operative linked with Canada-based Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa, and seized a .32 bore revolver, 69 cartridges of various bores, 100 grams of heroin, 100 grams of opium, INR 2,20,500 in cash, and various digital devices from his possession in Ferozepur in Ferozepur district.
Moga police on June 17 arrested two individuals, identified as Beant Singh and Sukhdeep Singh and seized 1 kg of heroin from their possession in Ajitwal, Moga district. Police revealed that Beant has been involved in drug peddling for seven years with five cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against him, while Sukhdeep has been trafficking drugs for ten years with six cases registered.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on June 17 recovered 570 grams of heroin and a 9×19 mm calibre bullet near Kahangarh village in Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police, in a joint operation on June 17, recovered a packet of heroin weighing 550 grams along with a China-made drone near Roranwala village in Amritsar district.
The police on June 16 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Kulwinder Singh and seized 28 grams of heroin from his possession on Hindumalkot Road near Abohar in Fazilka district. His two accomplices, including a woman, managed to flee.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on June 15 intercepted a drone and recovered it along with a packet containing 550 grams of heroin on the outskirts of Rattankhurd village in Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police, in a joint search operation on June 14, recovered one drone along with a packet of heroin weighing 557 grams from a farming field adjacent to Kahangarh village in Amritsar district. The drone was a China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
Police on June 13 arrested one individual, identified as Kuldeep Kumar Chandu and seized 10 kg of poppy husk from his possession at Rampura village in Fazilka district.
Police on June 12 arrested a woman, identified as Mohan Kaur for attempting to smuggle 10 grams of drug powder to her grandson, Jaswant Singh, during a meeting at Central Jail in Faridkot district.
Police on June 11 busted a trans-border narcotic smuggling network and arrested three drug smugglers, identified as Gursahib Singh, Sajan Singh, and Satnam Singhand seized 8 kg of heroin, one .30 bore pistol, 26 live cartridges of .30 bore, a Splendor motorcycle, and a Maruti Swift car from their possession at a checkpoint near Adda Khusro Tahli in Amritsar district. The smugglers were linked to a Pakistan-based network using drones to deliver heroin across the Indo-Pak border in Punjab. The case is registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Arms Act.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops, On June 10, in a joint operation with Punjab Police, recovered 536 grams of heroin near Rajatal village in Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on June 9 intercepted a drone and subsequently recovered a packet of heroin weighing 530 grams along with the drone near Rattankhurd village in in Amritsar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, on June 8 recovered a packet containing 500 grams of heroin, near the Attari joint check post, near Attari village in Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police, on June 5 arrested two drug smugglers, identified as Balwinder Singh and Baldev Singh and seized INR 1,97,14,650, one laptop, three smartphones, and two keypad phones from their possession in Kakkar village, Amritsar district. Further investigation is underway, with more details awaited.
The police on June 5 busted a racket involved in smuggling drugs and mobile phones inside Amritsar Central Jail, arresting eight persons and seizing 149 grams of opium, INR 8,400 in drug money, a forged ID card with fake signatures of the jail superintendent, along with two mobile phones, in Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on June 3 recovered a packet containing 440 grams of heroin in a partially burnt condition, from the outskirts of Daoke village in Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on June 3 recovered a packet containing 537 grams of heroin and a drone near the zero line on the outskirts of Mastgarh village in Tarn Taran district. The operation was carried out after the BSF were alerted by a local villager about a drone.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on May 31 conducted a search operation based on intelligence input and recovered 290 grams of heroin, a 9 mm pistol, and three rounds near Dode village in Tarn Taran district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 30 intercepted a drone and recovered a packet of methamphetamine weighing 540 grams from farming fields near CB Chand village in Tarn Taran district. The recovered drone was a China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 30 intercepted a drone and recovered a packet of methamphetamine weighing 520 grams along with the drone near farming fields in Kalsian village in Tarn Taran district. The drone recovered was identified as a China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
Border Security Forces (BSF) on May 29 intercepted two China-made drones and recovered 550 grams of heroin in the Amritsar sector in Amritsar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 28 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 500 grams, partially burned and wrapped with yellow adhesive tape, from farming fields near Daoke village in Amritsar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 27 arrested an unidentified individual and seized two small packets, weighing 200 grams, of suspected heroin concealed in the toolbox of his motorcycle near Chak Bhange Wala village in Ferozepur district. The individual, a resident of Chak Bhange Wala village, was questioned and subsequently handed over to the police along with the narcotics and motorcycle for further investigation.
Mohali police, along with the Static Surveillance Team (SST), on May 27 arrested two unidentified drug smugglers and seized 80 kg of poppy husk in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district.
In a joint operation with Punjab Police on May 26, the Border Security Force (BSF) busted an international drug smuggling module, arresting seven drug smugglers and seizing 5.470 kg of heroin, 40 cartridges, three bikes, six mobile phones, INR 1.07 lakh in drug money, 8.470 grams of gold, and 68.970 grams of silver from their possession in Fazilka district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police on May 26, recovered a packet of heroin weighing 530 grams from the outskirts of Dal village in Tarn Taran district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 26 intercepted a drone and recovered 10.760 kg of heroin near Agwan village in Gurdaspur district. The Pakistani drone baffled security officers by traveling 10 km deep into Gurdaspur district in Punjab instead of returning to Pakistan after making the drop when it was intercepted and fired at. Eventually, the drone was recovered from Talwandi Virk village in Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district in Punjab. The drone was a hexacopter, made in China.
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Staff of Firozpur police arrested an individual identified as Karamjit Singh alias Karma and seized 100 grams of heroin from his possession near Madhare village in Ferozepur district. The police reported that Singh was apprehended during a police blockade when he attempted to flee. A case has been registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 24 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 400 grams from fields near Rorawala Kalan village in Amritsar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 22 recovered one packet of heroin weighing 530 grams from a farming field near Ratankhurd village in Ajnala in Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint search operation with the Punjab Police on May 21, raided the house of drug smuggler Jaswinder Singh Kaka and seized 3.124 kg of heroin, two electronic weighing scales, INR 3 lakh in cash, one .30 calibre pistol, six magazines, and 108 rounds of 9 mm calibre, along with 3 rounds of .30 calibre, in Rajoke village in Tarn Taran district
Amritsar (Rural) police on May 19 arrested an individual, identified as Kirpal Singh and seized 598 grams of heroin from his possession near Rorawala Kalan village in Amritsar district, Punjab. The police stated that Kirpal was intercepted based on a tip-off, revealing his involvement in receiving contraband smuggled from Pakistan via drones.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 19 recovered one packet of heroin weighing 575 grams from farming fields near Dhanoe kalan village in Amritsar district.
Police on May 18 arrested one person, identified as Amritpal Singh Palli and seized 55 grams of heroin and INR 8 lakh from his possession in Mohali, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district, Punjab. Police reported that Amritpal had been a fugitive in a drug smuggling case for 11 years and was involved in drug trafficking with associates Rocky Mental and Chhinda Sandeep alias Deepa. Police are now investigating his network and supply sources.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 15 intercepted the movement of a drone and recovered a packet of heroin weighing 550 grams along with a small drone near Havelian village in Tarn Taran district. The recovered drone was a DJI Mavic 3 Classic model, made in China.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 13 intercepted a drone and recovered one packet of heroin weighing 560 grams along with the drone from fields near Ratankhurd village in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was identified as a Quadcopter, Model DJI Mavic 3 Classic, manufactured in China.
The Jalandhar Commissionerate police on May 12 arrested 10 more drug peddlers and seized INR 84.78 lakh in drug money and 500 grams of heroin from their possession in Jalandhar district, related to a case involving 48 kg of heroin. The police revealed that the kingpin, Turkey-based Navpreet Singh, led the syndicate with operations extending across Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Pakistan, and Canada. Earlier, three family members associated with the syndicate were arrested, exposing a complex network smuggling drugs via routes in Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 12 recovered a packet containing 520 grams of heroin from fields near Hardo Rattan village in Amritsar district.
Police on May 12 busted a drug racket and arrested 13 unidentified individuals, recovering drug money worth INR 84 lakh, luxury vehicles, and a truck in Jalandhar district. These arrests are connected to a case involving 48 kg of heroin. The arrested individuals were involved in various roles within the drug network, including suppliers, purchasers, and hawala operators.
Punjab Police on May 11 busted an interstate network involved in manufacturing and supplying illegal psychotropic substances, and arrested seven individuals, including the mastermind identified as Alex Paliwal, and seized intoxicant tablets/capsules worth INR 70.42 lakh and 725.5 kg of intoxicant tramadol powder, along with INR 2.37 lakh in cash, in an operation spanned five states - Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh (HP), Uttar Pradesh (UP), and Maharashtra. The investigation, initiated by the Special Task Force (STF) following the arrest of two drug smugglers in February, eventually led to the apprehension of the gang's kingpin in UP. Further scrutiny traced the illicit supply chain to pharmaceutical companies in HP and Maharashtra, exposing the intricate web of interstate drug trafficking.
Amritsar (Rural) police on May 11 arrested two drug peddlers, Akashbir Singh and Banty, and seized 510 grams of heroin from their possession, along with a bike and a mobile phone in Amritsar district. The duo was produced before a duty magistrate and remanded to two-day police custody for further interrogation. The police are investigating their connections to drug consignment recipients and Pakistani-based smuggler Qasim Dhillon, who smuggled contraband into Indian territory using drones.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on May 11 recovered one packet of heroin weighing 2.175 Kg from fields near Sankatara village in Tarn Taran district.