KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
India 03-Aug-2022
The Nurmahal Police on August 3 arrested a widow, identified as Sandeep Kaur and recovered six grams of heroin, 290 intoxicant tablets and drug money of INR 1, 41, 340 from her possession in Mohalla Rungrra in Nurmahal in Jalandhar district.
India 04-Aug-2022
The Special Task Force (STF) recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in polythene under a tree beside a hotel at Ambala-Delhi Highway near Chandigarh on August 4. One accused from Tarn Taran District of Punjab has been taken into custody. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the arrested suspect was allegedly involved in terror activities and had placed the IED recently, the SP said.
India 11-Aug-2022
Security has been heightened at all Railway Stations across Punjab in wake of recent threats from Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the chief of banned terror outfit, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), ahead of Independence Day on August 15. An Assistant Inspector General (AIG)-level meeting was held by Government Railway Police (GRP) on August 11 with regards to security arrangements at railway stations. AIG GRP Harmeet Hundal issued directions to all officials to keep strict vigil and patrol the railway tracks and key areas under the railways’ jurisdiction. These directions have been issued after a video of National Flag being burnt on tracks in Manawala near Amritsar came to fore recently. Pannun had threatened to take off National Flags installed at railway stations and Government offices and hoist Khalistani flags. “Jalandhar, Amritsar and Ludhiana are the most vulnerable places as National Flags are installed here and moreover these are among the busiest railway stations in Punjab,” said a senior Police officer, privy to the development. According to Police officials, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has also threatened to kidnap prominent politicians and Police officers of the State
India 21-Aug-2022
The chief of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, released a video challenging Prime Minister (PM), Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to Mohali of Punjab on August 24. Notably, PM, Modi is all set to visit Punjab on August 24 to inaugurate the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Mullanpur in Mohali. However, SFJ chief Pannun released a video in which he challenged PM Modi and asked him to stay away from Punjab. In the video he also used words to insult PM Modi. Defaming Modi, Pannun also stated that biggest cancer is that of slavery in Punjab. The Indian government is giving this cancer by dissolving poison in the water of Punjab. Pannun provoked people to assemble on August 24 with holding the flag of Khalistan in hands.
India 01-Sep-2022
The Amritsar rural Police arrested an interstate drug peddler along with his accomplice, identified as Gurjant Singh and Ranjit Singh Rana and seized 2-kilograms heroin and drug money to the tune of INR 493,000 from their possession in Amritsar District of Punjab on September 1. The consignment was a part of the 126-kilogram heroin which was seized by the anti-terrorist squad (ATS) of the Gujarat Police from a fisherman at the Dwarka seaport in March this year.
India 01-Sep-2022
Police arrested Gurpinder Singh and his brother Gurtejpal Singh of Khanpur village and recovered 262 grams and 263 grams of heroin from their possession, respectively, in Amritsar District of Punjab on September 1. Also, another person, Gurcharan Singh Gora of the same village, was arrested with 80- grams heroin.
India 05-Sep-2022
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the Ludhiana court bomb blast case in Punjab has nominated Malaysia-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Malaysia as the prime accused for the first time and announced a cash reward of INR 1 million for information on him. Earlier, a Germany-based terrorist, Jaswinder Singh Multani, had been named as a conspirator in the case, and also named in the planting of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) outside the Burail Jail, Chandigarh, on April 24 this year. Harpreet, is said to have hatched the conspiracy, provided logistics and funded the terror operation. In May this year, the NIA and Ludhiana Police arrested nine persons, including a juvenile who was an expert in generating Internet calls, in different operations. The Police had claimed the explosive device was delivered from Pakistan via a drone.
India 08-Sep-2022
In a major blow to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed terror module, jointly handled by Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh alias Landa, and Pakistan-based gangster Harvinder Singh Rinda, the Police have arrested three of their close aides. The Police have recovered one IED containing RDX weighing 1.5 kilograms along with detonator, two pistols, eight cartridges, and a motorcycle without a registration number from their possession. The DGP said that as per preliminary investigation, it has been revealed that the accused were in direct contact with Lakhbir Landa, and were involved in extortion and cross-border smuggling of arms, explosives, and drugs on a large scale.
India 23-Sep-2022
The Punjab Police, on September 23, claimed to have busted an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed Khalistan terror module with the arrest of its two operatives, identified as Baljit Singh Malhi (25) and Gurbaksh Singh alias Gora Sandhu, from Ferozepur District of Punjab. Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav said the two were considered to be close aides, who had joined hands with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), and they had ties with the ISI. The Police teams also recovered one AK-56 assault rifle along with two magazines, 90 live cartridges and two bullet shells from a location pinpointed by Gurbaksh from his village Buh Gujran in Ferozepur District.
India 24-Sep-2022
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on September 24, filed a supplementary ‘challan’ in the designated court at Mohali District of Punjab in the case of the targeted killing of a Hindu priest by terrorists in Phillaur Tehsil (revenue unit) in Jalandhar District in January 2021. The NIA has in its charge sheet named one Gagandeep Singh alias Gaggu resident of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, who is a member of banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) led by Canada-based Hardeep Nijjar. Gaggu, on the instructions of Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh, an associate of Nijjar, extended help to other assailants in executing the plan for the targeted killing. Gaggu was the supplier of arms and ammunition to the gang members who were charge-sheeted in July 2022.
India 10-Oct-2022
According to the Police Punjab, they have busted five terrorist modules in the State and also arrested 17 terrorists in the last 10 days. The Police have also recovered four rifles including AKs/MP-9/MP-5 and 25 revolvers/pistols from their possession. Apart from this, the Police teams have also recovered three hand grenades and one Improvised Explosive Device (IED), said a Police official.
India 14-Oct-2022
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops shot down a drone that entered India in Gurdaspur sector in Gurdaspur District of Punjab from the Pakistan side on the International Border (IB) in the early hours on October 14. A senior BSF officer said that the drone was spotted at 4.35 am by BSF troops on patrolling duty. They immediately opened fire and it was shot down.
India 20-Oct-2022
The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with the Delhi Police, arrested three operatives of a terrorist module and recovered one AK-47 assault rifle and three pistols along with ammunition from their possession from a hotel at Ghee Mandi area in Amritsar District on October 20. The arrested operatives were identified as Balraj Singh of Bhikhiwind in Tarn Taran, Aatish Kumar and Avinash Kumar, both residents of village Sarhali Kalan in Tarn Taran. All three accused were working as security guards at a Tile Factory in Gujarat. Few days earlier the Delhi Police had arrested Harminder Singh of Kot Isse Khan in Moga District who revealed that he had picked a consignment of one AK-47 and three pistols on the directions of Landa and handed it over to Balraj, Aatish and Avinash.
India 28-Oct-2022
A drone was spotted by the Border Security Force (BSF) coming from the Pakistan side along the International Border (IB) near Joginder Border Outpost (BOP) in Ferozepur District on the intervening night of October 28 and October 29. Reportedly, the BSF troops fired almost 18 rounds towards the drone with INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifles but it managed to return to Pakistan.
India 31-Oct-2022
Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill on October 31 said that Punjab Police have arrested 6,997 drug smugglers since July 5 and the police have registered a total of 5,346 first information reports (FIRs) of which 580 are related to seizure of commercial quantity of drugs. According to him, police teams had recovered 259.7 kg heroin from across the state after carrying out cordon and search operations in drug-affected areas besides laying nakas at vulnerable routes across the state. Additionally, 147.5 kg heroin was recovered by the teams of Punjab Police from seaports of Gujarat and Maharashtra, taking the total effective recovery of heroin to 406.5 kg in just four months, he said.
India 31-Oct-2022
The Dal Khalsa has announced that it will observe 38 years of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots by organizing a ‘march’ in Kapurthala on November 3. The Dal Khalsa leaders said that the march will highlight the state-sponsored violence unleashed on Sikhs in November 1984 in Delhi and other states, the role of leaders in engineering the carnage, the mockery of justice and the failure of the United Nations in holding this country accountable for the killings. The leaders also urged the SGPC to make pictures and paintings depicting the 1984 November horrendous event part of the Central Sikh Museum.
India 31-Oct-2022
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has awarded the 16-member team of Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Punjab with the “Union Home Minister’s Special Operation Medal” for the year 2022. The awardees include the AGTF chief ADGP Promod Ban and his team members. Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav, while congratulating the AGTF Team, expressed gratitude to the UMHA for recognizing the services of these officers. “This recognition will boost the morale of the entire Punjab Police force and encourage them to work with more dedication and devotion,” he said.
India 01-Nov-2022
Jalandhar Rural police and the Delhi Police in a joint operation arrested five persons having links with Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh Landa at Chak Jhandu village of Bhogpur in Jalandhar district. Those arrested were identified as Sanjeev Kumar alias Nanu, and Sandeep Kumar alias Sabi, both of Kartarpur in Jalandhar; Gurbir Singh alias Ginni, of Adampur; and Manpreet alias Mann, and Lovepreet Singh alias Chinni, both of Chheharta in Amritsar. The gangsters, six in all, were reportedly hiding inside a vacant house when the police raided the village around 6 am. As the cops were about to enter the house, a brief encounter took place. The accused managed to escape after firing three rounds and hid in sugarcane fields. Using drones, ropes and dog squads, the police managed to arrest five of them, while the sixth managed to flee. One Glock pistol, two .32 bore revolvers, cartridges and three motorcycles were seized from their possession.
India 01-Nov-2022
Police arrested one person, identified as Balwinder Kumar and recovered 5 gm of heroin from his possession at near the Kangdiwal flyover in Jalandhar.
Pakistan 01-Nov-2022
According to intelligence sources, pro-Khalistan terrorist groups have infiltrated gurudwaras in Pakistan’s Lahore under a “new game plan” by Pakistan in a bid to promote extremism in the Indian Sikh community against Hindus and the Indian government. The intelligence inputs said that the alleged hijacker of the Srinagar-Lahore flight in 1984 was seen meeting Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh in Panja Sahib Gurdwara in Lahore. Pakistan’s game plan as such is to keep Khalistani extremists in gurudwaras in Lahore so that they can “radicalize” Sikh devotees, sources said. Intelligence sources further said the alleged flight hijacker Ravinder Singh Pinka and his associates were meeting Sikh devotees from India, who have gone to Pakistan to observe the 100th anniversary of Saka Panja Sahib. Pinka deliberately clicked a photo with Giani Harpreet Singh. Later, however, when officials of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) were informed about Pinka, the video was immediately taken down from the SGPC website. Sources also said the Jathedar belonged to the entire community and nobody was prohibited from meeting him, and that Giani Harpreet Singh might not even know or recognize Pinka.
India 01-Nov-2022
Police arrested two suspects, identified as Anil Raju Powra (29) and Anveer Jam Singh Powra (24), for allegedly manufacturing and supplying weapons to gangsters in Mohali and recovered 20 country-made pistols and 20 live rounds from them at Kalalda village near Sedwa city in Madhya Pradesh. Police also recovered 20 (.32 and .30 bore) country-made pistols from them. Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vivek S Soni and Superintendent of Police (SP) (Investigation) Amandeep Singh Brar said at least 70 weapons had been seized from Mohali district alone that were supplied by this gang. They have been sent to a five-day police custody.
India 02-Nov-2022
The High Commissioner of Canada to India, Cameron MacKay, said that Canada “does not support and does not recognise” the so-called ‘Khalistan referendums’ being carried out frequently in that country by banned Sikh outfits and supports a “united India”. MacKay, said in an interview that holding of such so-called referendums are considered to be a “private activity” in that country and according to Canadian laws “people have right to freedom of assembly, people have the right to freedom of expression”. However, the High Commissioner also said that the Justin Trudeau government strongly believed in and stood for a “united India”.
India 02-Nov-2022
The Jalandhar rural police have got a five-day remand of five persons associated with Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh Landa. They were arrested after an encounter and a massive search operation on November 1 from a Bhogpur village in Jalandhar. The police are still on the lookout for another associate, who could not be traced after he went into hiding in sugarcane fields near the house where the six gangsters were staying.
India 02-Nov-2022
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that the drug peddlers have successfully destroyed the social fabric of society and led youth to the wrongful path. "Such type of persons need to be dealt with firmly and sternly and no sympathy can be shown to them lest that should prove to be counterproductive and result in increased drug trafficking," Justice Ashok Kumar Verma said, while ruling that the petitioner does not deserve the concession of regular bail.
India 02-Nov-2022
A Pakistani drone was spotted thrice inside Indian territory near the SS Wala border outpost area in Jalalabad subdivision of Fazilka district. According to official sources, soldiers of the Border Security Force (BSF) 52 battalion heard humming sound of drone inside the Indian territory on the intervening night of November 2 and 3. They fired some rounds after which the drone returned to Pakistan. A similar sound was again heard by the BSF personnel after some time and they fired upon the object, which again escaped. The sources said the drone was spotted again by the BSF personnel, who fired on it for the third time but it again returned to Pakistan.
India 03-Nov-2022
In a joint operation with Maharashtra Police, Punjab Police arrested three drug smugglers wanted in the 72.5-kg heroin seizure case in Gurdaspur district. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav in a tweet said, "In a crucial breakthrough, Gurdaspur Police arrests three high profile drug smugglers wanted in 72.5 kg heroin seizure case at Nhava Sheva Port, Mumbai effected jointly by ATS Mumbai and Punjab Police on July 22."
United Kingdom 03-Nov-2022
According to reports, Khalistani supporters of Jaggi Johal (34) who is lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail, have launched a fresh worldwide campaign to get him freed from India. Johal is a citizen of the United Kingdom (UK). Jaggi Johal alias Jagtar Singh Johal was arrested by Punjab police on November 4, 2017, in Jalandhar under the arms Act. Under the campaign christened “Free Jaggi Now” the Khalistani activists have announced holding protests on November 4, in 5 cities of the United States (US) including New York and California. The Canadian radicals will gather in two cities, Toronto and Vancouver while In the UK protests will be held in four main cities including London and Manchester. The free Jaggi protests are now directed toward the British – earlier they were targeting India – as a recent BBC report revealed that Jaggi was arrested in India on the basis of information provided by the intelligence agencies of the UK. According to the BBC Johal’s activities in the UK as a fundraiser for Sikh separatists active in Punjab were in the knowledge of the British intelligence agencies. He was also involved in translating pro-Khalistan Punjabi literature into English for publication in newspapers and on websites. This information was passed over to the Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) following which Johal was arrested by the Punjab police. Jaggi has been named as an accused in seven cases, five of those being murder charges (targeted killings) and two being attempt to murder charges (attempted targeted killings). Activists and members of right-wing Hindu outfits, the Dera Sirsa followers, and even a Christian activist (a pastor) were targeted in these killings.
India 03-Nov-2022
Stressing the need for solving the Sikh issues, farmers under the banner of Kirti Kisan Union organised a rally at the local Gandhi Municipal Park in Tarn Taran district on Novemebr 3. They also took out a protest march in different parts of the town.
India 03-Nov-2022
India reiterated its concern over certain forces planning a so-called Khalistan referendum in Canada on November 6 and asked to prevent anti-India activities by individuals and groups. The pro-Khalistan group, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has proposed the referendum in Mississauga, near Toronto, on November 6. India has also urged Canada to designate as terrorists under its laws those individuals and entities who have been declared as terrorists under Indian laws. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "I think we have made our position clear a couple of times. Our position on the efforts by anti-India elements to hold a so-called Khalistan referendum is well known. It has been conveyed to the Canadian government both in New Delhi and in Canada." The Canadian government has conveyed to India that Canada will not recognise the objectionable 'Khalistan' referendum organised by the proscribed organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) in Ontario on November 6, the MEA said.
India 04-Nov-2022
The head of Punjab-based right-wing outfit called Shiv Sena (Taksali), Sudhir Suri was shot dead by a local shopkeeper in the middle of a public protest in Amritsar. According to police, Suri was staging a protest outside a temple in Amritsar’s Kashmir Avenue when he was shot at five times by Sandeep Singh alias Sunny, who ran a garment shop outside the same temple. Later, Singh was arrested by the police. Police didn’t immediately attribute a motive but said that they will swiftly move to investigate all aspects of the crime. “The accused told the police that he had never met Suri before. What triggered the accused to kill the Shiv Sena leader is part of the investigation. We are probing the case from all angles and interrogation of the accused is underway,” the Director general of police (DGP) said. However, a car was also parked near the crime spot with stickers on its windows that appeared to be linked to Waris Punjab De Chief Amritpal Singh, who has courted controversy in the past for his comments backing the creation of Khalistan. But the police refused to confirm if the crime was linked to the outfit.
India 04-Nov-2022
According to officials, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against six suspected terrorists of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in a case related to the seizure of arms and explosives from a vehicle in Haryana in May. The charge-sheeted accused included Pakistan-based Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda of the proscribed terrorist organization, BKI, who has sent the weapons through drones into the Indian territory for executing terrorist acts in India, a spokesperson of the NIA said. According to officials, the case was initially registered on May 5 at Madhuban police station in Haryana under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Substances Act and the Arms Act, and re-registered by the NIA on May 24.
Pakistan 04-Nov-2022
According to reports, Pakistan issued visas to nearly 3,000 Indian pilgrims under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974 to participate in celebrations in several cities in the bordering nation on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak from November 6-15.
India 04-Nov-2022
According to report, the Border Security Force (BSF) troops deployed near the Jagdish border outpost (BOP) in Ferozepur sector in Ferozepur district spotted another drone. According to official sources, the troops heard humming sound of the drone near the Indo-Pakistan border. As per information, the drone first entered the Indian territory at around 10.05 pm, followed by another sortie at around 10.32 pm.
Canada 04-Nov-2022
Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) of Canada’s Ontario state, Deepak Anand, while condemning the attempts of the extremist Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) to spread hatred among the Hindu and Sikh communities settled in Canada has asked the Justin Trudeau government to bridle such activities that have the potential to trigger violence. Meanwhile, a poster displayed in Mississauga city of Canada on November 3 by the Khalistani outfit SFJ alleging, “An 8 days old Sikh infants burnt alive by Hindu mobs” in 1984 and demanding that the Canadian government declare incidents of 1984 as a “genocide of Sikhs” is evoking sharp reactions. The SFJ holds such demonstrations abroad every year to remind people of the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination on October 31, 1984, resulting in the killings of the Sikhs in Delhi and elsewhere in the country. Holding a demonstration in support of its demand the SFJ extremists alleged that trained and paid Hindu mobs killed Sikhs quoting a book written by some obscure writer. The name of the book was not mentioned.
India 05-Nov-2022
According to reports, Media accessed a video that showed the accused murderer of Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri, Sandeep Singh, taking the blessing of pro-Khalistan hardliner Amritpal Singh. As per the media report, the meeting between Amritpal and Sandeep allegedly occurred just days before Suri's murder. Earlier, the Shiv Sena leader's family accused Amritpal Singh. They alleged that the pro-Khalistan hardliner had given death threats to Suri.
India 05-Nov-2022
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann, during his roadshow in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, issued a statement saying that the accused (Sudhir Suri murder case) has been rounded up. Bhagwant Mann said, "The accused has been rounded up. The investigation is in the preliminary stage. Police are carrying out an investigation. There will be justice."
India 05-Nov-2022
In a video, which was widely circulated on social networking sites, Gopal Singh Chawla, a pro-Khalistan leader hidden in Pakistan had threatened to kill Hindu outfit leader Amit Arora and national joint coordinator of All India Congress Committee (Kisan Congress) Gursimran Singh Mand. The video was released after the murder of Hindu outfit leader Sudhir Suri. Arora is already on terrorist groups’ target and had survived an attack in 2016. Police restricted these leaders from stepping out from their houses. Police have also increased vigil outside residences of various Hindu outfit leaders.
India 06-Nov-2022
Police said on November 6 that the main accused in the Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri murder case was “self-radicalised” and committed a hate crime. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to further probe the case, police said. Police Commissioner Arunpal Singh said, “According to the investigation conducted so far, Sandeep Sunny got self-radicalised through Facebook and other social media and committed a hate crime”. He, however, said it was not the conclusion and that an in-depth investigation will be conducted. Police will probe various angles. Technical and financial investigations will also be conducted, he said. The commissioner said only one person has been named in the murder case so far.
India 06-Nov-2022
The pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) announced a legal aid of Rs 10 lakh to defend the man who shot and killed Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri in Punjab's Amritsar. Suri was on a sit-in protest outside a temple over alleged sacrilege of Hindu idols and images when he was shot by Sandeep Singh alias Sunny, who was taken into custody from the spot itself. SFJ has termed the shooting of Sena leader Suri "assassination" and not "terrorism". SFJ's General Counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in a video message from Paul Coffee Arena in Canada, said, "SFJ stands behind Bhai Sandeep Singh who took down Suri with referendum by bullet."
Canada 06-Nov-2022
According to reports, Canada's city of Brampton mayor, Patrick Brown was hackled in a temple by the Hindu community for allowing anti-India elements to conduct their ‘Khalistan Referendum’. The mayor was asked by the Hindu diaspora to remove hateful banners against Hindus from all over the city that read "Sikh Infants burnt alive by Hindu Mobs". However, Patrick Brown when asked that would he remove those banners by Khalistanis - "We love everyone," he answered. Brown was shamed in front of four federal parliamentarians, three provincial parliamentarians, and two city councilors. Liberal MP Chandra Arya appealed to the audience to cool down and said that "We do have strong differences but Mr. Brown is our guest in the temple".
India 07-Nov-2022
Days after Punjab Shiv Sena Sudhir Suri was killed by unknown persons, Punjab Police advised Hindu leaders to not come out of their homes following death threats by pro-Khalistan leader Gopal Singh Chawla, who is reportedly hiding in Pakistan. According to sources, Police also registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a person, identified as Kulwinder Singh alias Golu in Ludhiana for allegedly celebrating the murder of Suri by distributing sweets in the city.
India 07-Nov-2022
Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on November 7 claimed that propaganda is being spread against the Sikhs after the murder of Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri and the government should take a strong notice of it. He said, in a video message, “For the last few days, hate propaganda is being spread against the Sikhs in Punjab on a large scale over social media. The Sikhs are getting death threats from the people who are indulging in spreading venomous propaganda.”
India 08-Nov-2022
According to sources, during the interrogation of Sandeep Singh alias Sunny, who had gunned down Shiv Sena (Taksali) president Sudhir Suri and was arrested from the spot with the murder weapon, it was revealed that the murder was an outcome of hate crime and no organization has been found behind the incident so far. However, police said that the five-member special investigating team (SIT) was still investigating the case. Sunny is in police remand for seven days.
India 08-Nov-2022
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on November 8 said that a total of 2,420 Indian Sikh pilgrims have traveled to Pakistan to participate in the Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrations in different prominent religious sites.
India 08-Nov-2022
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops deployed at Border Outpost (BOP) Jagdish spotted three drones coming from the Pakistani side in Ferozepur sector in Ferozepur District of Punjab on November 8. The BSF personnel fired several rounds and used illuminating bombs to bring down the drones spotted, however, of the three drones only two returned to the Pakistani side, whereas the third drone hasn’t returned to the Pakistani side yet, at the time of reporting.
India 09-Nov-2022
Days after Hindu leader Sudhir Suri was shot dead, the Shiv Sena (Taksali) Punjab chairman Sunil Kumar alias Bunty on November 9 received a life-threatening call saying, "you are next." The anonymous caller, who called him on WhatsApp, said, "tera number lagne wala hai, aur ab tera kya banta hai dekhta ja." (You are next. Just wait and watch what happens to you.)
India 09-Nov-2022
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah on November 9 instructed the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the internal security apparatus to make full use of anti-drone technology to stop the smuggling of narcotics from across the border. The minister, who chaired a meeting of IB and Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB) officers to review the internal security situation across the country, focused on “fighting terrorism as well as its support system” within India.
India 10-Nov-2022
According to reports, the central government sees an upward trend in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and pro-Khalistan elements forging close links with terror nodes abroad, mainly in countries like Canada and Germany, to create unrest in Punjab. The report said, for the security agencies who are keeping a close eye on cross-border attempts to vitiate the communal harmony and disturb the law and order in Punjab, the latest sacrilege killing at Kotkapura in Faridkot district on November 10 is a worrying development. The worry has been compounded with Canada-based gangster Satwinder Singh alias Goldy Brar claiming responsibility for the killing of Pradeep Singh. Meanwhile, the Additional Director General (ADG) (law and order) in Punjab Police, Arpit Shukla said, “Six teams have been constituted to investigate the crime. Some motorcycles used by criminals have been seized. It is too early to pinpoint who is behind the murder, but all angles are being investigated.”
India 10-Nov-2022
Unidentified gunmen killed Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pardeep Singh at Kot Kapura in Faridkot District in a shootout on November 10. Pardeep Singh was facing the case of sacrilege in the incident of theft of the Bir of Guru Granth Sahib from Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village on June 1, 2015, and was out on bail. The five persons on two bikes are learnt to have fired indiscriminately when Pardeep was opening his milk dairy at Hari Nau Singh Road in Kot Kapura. Pardeep’s gunman and another person sustained injuries in the incident. Meanwhile. hours later, in an alleged Facebook post, gangster Goldy Brar said, " I, Goldy Brar from Lawrence Bishnoi gang, takes the responsibility of murder of 2015 Bargari Beadbi (sacrilege) case."
India 17-Nov-2022
The Police arrested two suspects, identified as Parkash Singh of Barke village in Ferozepur and Angrej Singh of Alike village in Ferozepur, and seized a hand grenade and INR 100,000 from them, at a checkpoint on the Amritsar-Pathankot Road in Daburji under Majitha-3 Tehsil (revenue unit) in Amritsar District of Punjab on November 17. The hand grenade was reportedly smuggled from Pakistan through a drone.
India 19-Nov-2022
A drone from Pakistan was spotted close to the International Border (IB) between India and Pakistan in the Kassowal area in Gurdaspur District. The drone back to Pakistan after Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at it on November 19 night, the BSF said, adding that the personnel fired at least 96 rounds at the drone and also used five illumination bombs.
India 19-Nov-2022
A drone was spotted in the Channa Patan area in Amritsar District. The drone went back after the Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired 10 rounds, the BSF said.
India 25-Nov-2022
The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a drone that entered from Pakistan near Daoke village in Amritsar District. BSF fired at the drone after they noticed it sneaking into the Indian territory near Daoke village, 34 kilometres southwest of Amritsar city, on November 25 evening, the BSF said. During the search, the BSF seized a Quadcopter DJI Matrice 300 RTK (Chinese drone) in a partially-damaged condition, according to officials.
India 26-Nov-2022
A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sent Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) terrorist Kulwinderjit Singh alias Khanpuria – who was allegedly involved in attacks on establishments connected to the Dera Sacha Sauda and Punjab Police, to three-day custody on November 26. The NIA sought his custody to probe a case registered against him at the Rajasansi Police Station in Amritsar after a bag with two hand grenades and a mobile phone was recovered from two bike-borne men at a check post in Amritsar in 2019.
India 28-Nov-2022
Two Pakistani drones were gunned down by the Border Security Force (BSF) on November 28, along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, foiling the cross-border drugs smuggling bids in Amritsar and Tarn Taran Districts. The two hexacopters were carrying around 10 kilograms of heroin which were recovered by the BSF troops.
India 29-Nov-2022
In a joint operation, sleuths belonging to Counter Intelligence (CI) wing and troops of the 136th Battalion reportedly found arms and ammunition near the Dona Telu Mal Border Outpost (BOP) in Ferozepur sector in Ferozepur District. During the joint search operation, a cache of arms and ammunition, including five assault rifles, five pistols were found from the fields along the Indo-Pakistan border.
India 29-Nov-2022
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 29, filed a charge sheet against two accused in a case relating to a bomb explosion at Jalalabad in Fazilka District. The NIA in an official statement said those who are named in the supplementary charge sheet in the case include Surat Singh, a resident of Mahatam Nagar village and Gurucharan Singh, a resident of Noore Ke village, in Fazilka district. The case pertains to a bomb explosion in Jalalabad town of Fazilka district on September 15, 2021, in which one person was killed. The case was initially registered by Punjab Police, which was re-registered by NIA on October 1, 2021
India 30-Nov-2022
Unknown persons wrote separatist slogans in the office premises of Block Development and Panchayat Officer in Malout in Muktsar district on November 30 night. On December 1 morning, when informed, policemen reached the spot and erased these slogans. At the same time, through a video, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun took responsibility for the incident and threatened Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann to meet the same fate as late former CM Beant Singh. Pannun alleged that Bhagwant Mann's government is forcing the farmers of Punjab to commit suicide. The then CM Beant Singh was killed in an explosion on August 31, 1995.
India 30-Nov-2022
Police on November 30 arrested Ashish Masih, a terrorist wanted in more than 10 cases and an absconder from a Hospital in Gurdaspur District. Pistols and cartridges have also been recovered from the arrested terrorist. Police said that Ashish Masih, who was arrested in the case of RDX and hand grenade found in Dina Nagar of Gurdaspur last year, was lodged in Gurdaspur jail. On August 28, stating that he was mentally disturbed, he had reached Amritsar's Mental Hospital for treatment, from where he had absconded.
India 30-Nov-2022
Punjab Police and Border Security Force (BSF) after shot down a drone in Kalas village in Khemkaran border area in Tarn Taran District.
India 30-Nov-2022
Punjab Police during a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), recovered five AK-47 rifles, five pistols and nine magazines from Ferozepur District.
India 30-Nov-2022
The Border Security Force (BSF)’s Additional Director General (ADG), Western Command, PV Rama Sastry in Amritsar District of Punjab on November 30, said that the force is effectively responding to the drone threat at the International Border (IB), and in one month, six drones have been shot down by security personnel. While replying to a media query, regarding the movement of drones at the Punjab border, being used for smuggling of arms, ammunition, explosives and drugs, the ADG said, “Drone has become a challenge, but we have been giving an effective response. Recently, two drones were shot down in a single day. Similarly, last month six drones were brought down. So, we are effectively responding to the drone issue.”
India 01-Dec-2022
Police arrested two gangsters, identified as Ravi and Robin, suspected to be part of a narco-terror module while three of their accomplices managed to escape in Kapatgarh area falling under the Chheharta police station in Amritsar on December 1. The police confiscated five pistols, including three foreign-made weapons, and 17 live cartridges from their possession. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Investigations), Mukhwinder Singh Bhullar, said as per the preliminary probe, the suspects were allegedly part of a narco-terror module.
India 03-Dec-2022
Border Security Force (BSF) recovered about 25 kilograms of heroin, which was airdropped by a Pakistani drone in the Fazilka District on December 3.
India 04-Dec-2022
A drone along with 3 kilograms of heroin was recovered near the India-Pakistan border under Valtoha Police limits in Tarn Taran District on December 4.
India 05-Dec-2022
The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a broken quadcopter with three kilograms of Heroin near Roranwala Kalan village under Chogawan-2 Tehsil (revenue unit) in Amritsar District, near the India – Pakistan border in Punjab on December 5.
India 06-Dec-2022
Punjab Police on December 6 neutralized an extortion racket run by Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) operatives Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala and Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and arrested four gang members identified as Balwinder Singh, Gurjant Singh, Gurlal Singh and Kamardeep Singh from Moga District. Three live cartridges, one 30-bore pistol, one magazine along with INR 300,000 was recovered from them.
India 06-Dec-2022
Punjab Police on December 6 arrested two cross-border smugglers identified as Bhagwan Singh alias Bhaga and Harpreet Singh alias Pittu, from an unspecified location in Punjab and recovered drug money worth INR 5,100,000 and two cars from their possession.
India 07-Dec-2022
Punjab Police on December 7 arrested gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with an extortion case filed in Punjab on March 22, 2021.
India 07-Dec-2022
Punjab Police on December 7 arrested three gang members, identified as Lovepreet Singh alias Laddi, Gagandeep Singh alias Gagan and Sukhwinder Singh associated with gangster Lakhbir Singh Landa from Apra in Jalandhar District. Seven pistols, 35 live cartridges, one revolver of 32 bore, one pistol of 315 bore and two cartridges and an i20 car have been recovered from them.
India 08-Dec-2022
Punjab Police on December 8 confirmed that Yuvraj Sabharwal alias Yash and two other individuals identified as Fatehdeep Singh and Bhavneet Micky had received a sum of INR 30,000,00 from terrorist Lakhbir Singh Landa in connection with the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) case in Amritsar District in Punjab on August 16, 2022.
India 09-Dec-2022
A drone coming from the Pakistan side was spotted by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the International Border (IB) in the Jalalabad subdivision of Fazilka District. Reportedly, the BSF troops fired almost six rounds towards the drone, which returned to Pakistan. Following this, a search operation, jointly with the Punjab Police, was carried out in the area to check dropping of narcotics by the drone.
India 10-Dec-2022
A Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) was fired by unidentified individuals at Sarhali police station in Sarhali Kalan in the Patti subdivision of Tarn Taran District on December 10. No casualty was reported.
India 11-Dec-2022
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 11 recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, including two AK-47 assault rifles, two pistols, and 40 bullets from Chandi Wala village in Ferozepur District in Punjab near the International Border (IB).
India 12-Dec-2022
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with Punjab police on December 12 recovered the Russian-made Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG-22) which was used to target the Sarhali police station in Tarn Taran District in Punjab on December 9, 2022. According to Gaurav Yadav, the Director-General of Police (DGP) Punjab, who visited the site, the grenade recovered seemed to have been smuggled from across the border and there is a clear indication that "the neighbouring nation's objective is to bleed India by a thousand cuts”.
India 13-Dec-2022
The Punjab Police on December 13 detained four persons on charges of providing logistic support to the militants who carried out a Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack on Sarhali Police Station in Tarn Taran District of Punjab on December 9.
India 13-Dec-2022
The Punjab police on December 13 arrested four associates of gangster Lakhbir Landa, identified as Gurlal Singh, Rajbir Singh Raja, Armandeep Singh and Gurlal Singh from Vallah Bypass G T Road in Amritsar District. Four country-made weapons, four magazines and nine bullets were recovered from them.
India 16-Dec-2022
Punjab Police’s State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) on December 16 arrested a suspected spy of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from Mohali District. The suspect, identified as Tarpinder Singh, has been working with ISI agents for more than three years and provided sensitive documents, locations, photographs and other information about various police buildings and army bases located in Punjab. According to sources, the ISI has chosen gangster Harry Chatha alias Supreet, the mastermind of the 2016-Nabha Jailbreak, to replace the slain Khalistani terrorist, Harvinder Singh Rinda, for carrying out anti-India activities in Punjab.
India 16-Dec-2022
Punjab Police on December 16 arrested seven persons, including two juveniles who were involved in the December 9 Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack at the Sarhali Police Station in Tarn Taran District. Apart from the two juveniles, five others are identified as Ajmeet Singh, who is already lodged in Goindwal jail in a murder case, Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi Numberdar; Gurlal Singh; Surlalpal Singh alias Gurlal, alias Lali; and Jobanpreet Singh alias Joban. Police have also recovered three pistols - two .32 bore and one .30 bore - along with ammunition, one hand grenade and one motorcycle from the arrested persons. Police said the attack was carried out at the directions of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in coordination with a Canada-based terror module run by Lakhbir Singh alias Landa Harike, and his Europe-based accomplices Satbir Singh Satta and Gurdev Singh Jassal.
India 19-Dec-2022
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 19 spotted drones in two BSF posts, in Chandu Wadala and Kassowal at around 10.30 pm in the Gurdaspur District.
India 19-Dec-2022
The Punjab Police on December 19 arrested two persons in connection with the murder of Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) follower Pardeep Singh, who was accused of 2015 sacrilege cases, at Kotkapura in the Faridkot District of Punjab. The accused have been identified as Parvinder Singh, alias Kala, and Manpreet, who supplied vehicles for the main accused to escape after the crime was committed.
India 20-Dec-2022
'Khalistan Zindabad' was found written on the walls of Government College in Sri Muktsar Sahib District on December 20. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, chief of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), reportedly claimed responsibility for the incident.
India 20-Dec-2022
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 20 shot down a drone that had entered India from the Pakistani side along the International Border (IB) in the Amritsar District.
India 20-Dec-2022
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 20 shot down a drone that entered into the Indian side from Pakistan near the Harbhajan border post in the Ferozepur sector of Ferozepur District. BSF officers identified the drone as a quadcopter MATRICE 300 RTK used by Pakistan-based agencies to drop arms and contraband into Indian territory.
India 23-Dec-2022
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 23 shot down a drone near Mulankot border in Gharinda village in Amritsar District.
India 24-Dec-2022
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 24 conducted multiple searches at different locations in Punjab pertaining to the case relates to terror activities of chiefs/members of proscribed terrorist organizations, such as Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) etc. NIA said the terror activities include smuggling of terrorist hardware such as arms, ammunition explosives and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) across International Borders (IB) for use by operatives and members of terror outfits and organized criminal gangs operating in various parts of the country for carrying out terrorist acts like bomb explosions, targeted killings etc. Incriminating materials, including digital devices and documents have been recovered during the raids.
India 25-Dec-2022
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 25 shot down a quadcopter coming from Pakistan side along the International Border (IB) near the Rajatal Village in Amritsar District.
India 26-Dec-2022
Inspector General of Police (IG) Punjab Sukhchain Singh Gill on December 26 said that during 2022, the Internal Security has neutralised 18 terror modules with the arrest of 119 terrorists/radicals after recovering 43 Rifles, 220 Revolvers/Pistols, 13 Tiffin Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs), 24.5 kilograms Royal Demolition eXplosive (RDX) and other explosives, 37 Hand Grenades, two Sleeves of disposed Rocket Launcher, 22 Drones, and 23 vehicles. He added that the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), since its formation on April 6, 2022, has succeeded in neutralizing 111 gangster/criminal modules after arresting 428 gangsters/criminals and neutralizing two, recovering 411 weapons, 97 vehicles used in criminal activities, 44.21 kilograms heroin and INR 1,30,00,000 money. Giving yearly updates on drugs, the IGP said that from January 1 to December 25, 2022, Punjab Police have arrested 16798 drug smugglers/suppliers, including 2316 big fish after registering 12171 first information reports (FIRs), including 1374 commercials.
India 27-Dec-2022
Punjab Police on December 27 neutralised a sub-module of Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir Landa and arrested three operatives, identified as Kulbir Singh, Hira Singh, and Davinder Singh from Billianwala bridge in Tarn Taran District in Punjab. The Police have also recovered a loaded Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) and a rocket launcher buried along the banks of River Beas at Kiriyan village in Tarn Taran District in Punjab. According to Police, terrorist Lakhbir Landa is the main conspirator of RPG attacks at the Sarhali police station on December 10, 2022 and claimed the neutralised sub-module was being handled by militant Yadwinder Singh operating from Manila in Philippines on Landa’s instructions.
India 28-Dec-2022
According to data compiled by the Border Security Force (BSF), there have been 254 drone activities in Punjab from January 1 to December 28, 2022 as compared to 67 in 2021. This includes 221 activities detected inside Indian territory and 22 inside Pakistan. The activity in Punjab accounts for about 84 per cent of the total drone activities reported along the entire western border in 2022. In 226 out of the 254 incidents in 2022, the spotted drones were fired upon by BSF personnel. The data also shows that nine drones were shot down by the BSF and another 12 may have landed or fallen due to other reasons. Another four drones were recovered by the Punjab Police in 2022. Across the western front running through the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the number of drone activities has witnessed a three-fold increase, from 100 in 2021 to 304 in 2022.
India 28-Dec-2022
The Punjab Police on December 28 arrested two people, identified as Jashnpreet Singh and Sarwan Singh alias Sabba, from Gurdaspur District in Punjab and recovered 10 kilograms Heroin along with two pistols, four magazines and 180 live cartridges. “The arrested persons were in contact with Pakistan based operative who pushed the consignment through the fences into India”, the Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab Gaurav Yadav stated.
India 29-Dec-2022
The separatist organisation Lashkar-e-Khalsa Khalistan on December 29 threatened to kill Abhilakshya Khanna, son of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jalandhar District Vice-President Vivek Khanna and Councilor Shaili Khanna, through its spokesperson, identified as Sandeep Singh Khalistani. Through a Whatsapp call, the Khalistani supporter demanded that Khanna leave the BJP, join the Congress, and only cast his vote for the Congress party, failing to which he and his family will be killed. The Indian Army and ministers have also been targeted, as per the Whatsapp message delivered by the Khalistani.
India 30-Dec-2022
The Intelligence Agencies issued an alert about a terrorist attack in Punjab on New Year's Eve. According to reports, several terrorist organisations can execute attacks with the aim of spreading terror across Punjab at the behest of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports Daily Guardian on December 31. Aside from court complexes, there is information that the Deputy Commissioner (DC) office, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) office, Police stations, and government offices might be targeted. Following the input, security has been tightened in key locations around Punjab.
India 31-Dec-2022
According to reports, Intelligence agencies have received information that pro-Khalistan elements are planning to detonate IEDs in court premises in Delhi, Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Sharing this input with the local police, the security system has been asked to be strengthened. Intelligence also warned that the possibility of a similar attack on any other court complex in Punjab (except Ludhiana and Jalandhar) cannot be ruled out. Sources said that the alert was issued based on some chats related to Germany-based Khalistan terrorist Jaswinder Singh Multani. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has offered a reward of Rs 10 lakh to Multani.
Canada 31-Dec-2022
The Canadian law enforcement on December 30 issued a danger to public safety alert over the alleged involvement of two Indo-Canadians in gang activity and the violence associated with it. Both individuals, identified by the Surrey unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as Karnvir Garcha (24) and Harkirat Jhutty (22) are residents of the town of Surrey in the province of British Columbia (BC). A statement from Surrey RCMP said the warning was being issued due to “a significant threat to the public posed by these individuals through their connection to criminal activity and high levels of violence, police believe that anyone connected to or in proximity to them may be putting themselves at risk”. The police warning comes during the culmination of a year that has witnessed a surge in violent gang activity, particularly in British Columbia, with several incidents involving Indo-Canadians.
India 31-Dec-2022
According to report, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered as many as 73 terrorism-related cases in 2022, including 11 in Jammu and Kashmir, and seven related to the outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI). This is about a 20% increase compared to 2021 when the federal anti-terror investigative agency registered 61 cases. Officials said that this is also the highest number of cases registered by the NIA since its inception in 2009 following the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack of 2008. As many as 59 charge sheets were filed in 2022 against 368 people. For 2022, 456 accused persons, including 19 absconders, were arrested. Deportation of gangsters and pro-Khalistani suspects from Malaysia and Austria were also part of this.
India 31-Dec-2022
According to latest report, the year 2022 witnessed over two hundred drone intrusions from Pakistan in the Indian Punjab even as the Border Security Force (BSF) is yet to install an effective anti-drone technology all along the 553 international borders with Pakistan in Punjab and is currently dependent on troops' alertness in detecting the "bee like" buzzing over Indian skies in the border towns of Punjab which has become a new terror symbol. BSF Inspector General (IG), Punjab Frontier, Asif Jalal informed that during 2022 BSF had downed 22 Pak drones. “This is due to maintaining extremely high level of alertness and vigil by our troops that we have successfully detected and captured 22 drones," said the IG. He further informed that BSF had also seized around 317 kg of heroin besides 67 different types of weapons and 850 rounds. The border guarding force had also killed 2 Pakistani intruders and apprehended 23 Pakistani nationals in different incidents. "Displaying a humanitarian approach BSF has also handed over 9 Pakistani nationals back to Pak Rangers, these Pak nationals had inadvertently crossed the international border to India", he said.
India 31-Dec-2022
According to sources, while the drone incursions penetrating into the Indian airspace from across the border multiplied three times in Ferozepur sector this year (2022), the amount of heroin seized reduced to almost half as compared to last year (2021). Sources said, 63 drone intrusions were reported this year (2022) along the Indo-Pakistan border in this sector, while 77.78 kg heroin was recovered by the BSF troops. In 2021, only 13 such incidents of drone incursions were reported in this sector; besides 214.955 kg heroin was recovered. This quantity of heroin does not include the contraband seized by other law enforcing agencies operating along the border, including CIA, Narcotics Control Bureau, Punjab Police, Counter Intelligence and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, SSOC and newly formed STG, besides others. Besides heroin, the BSF troops in this sector also recovered 40 firearms (all types), 290 live cartridges, 60 magazines in 2022. “Our forces have thwarted several attempts by anti-national elements to push consignments of contraband and arms inside our border, but we are determined to preserve the sanctity of the borders at all times,” said BSF official, admitting that Pakistani smugglers have been desperate to push drugs into the Indian territory, taking advantage of the standing crops and dense fog during the winter season.
India 31-Dec-2022
Police on December 31 arrested four more persons, identified as Kuldeep Singh Laddoo, Ashokdeep Singh Arash, Gursewak Singh Sewak Khalli and Harman Singh, in connection with the RPG attack on the Sarhali police station along with illegal weapons. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurmeet Singh Chauhan said Harman Singh provided shelter to the main accused at his tube well room, while the other three dealt with the money sent by the mastermind of the attack. Two pistols were seized from Kuldeep Singh and Ashokdeep Singh, while parts of an air gun used in the manufacture of illegal revolvers were seized from Gursewak Singh. With the arrest of the four, the count of those involved in the attack has gone up to 14. Seven juveniles, who had a minor role in the attack, had been let off by the police on humanitarian grounds. Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh, alias Landa Harike, is the mastermind of the attack.