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Report:2023
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January - 2 
‘Khalistani Zindabad’ slogan was written outside the walls of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Upinderjit Singh Ghuman's office in Muktsar District of Punjab, Punjab Kesari reports on January 3. The Police have launched an inquiry into the matter. Furthermore, it was written that, much like f
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‘Khalistani Zindabad’ slogan was written outside the walls of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Upinderjit Singh Ghuman's office in Muktsar District of Punjab, Punjab Kesari reports on January 3. The Police have launched an inquiry into the matter. Furthermore, it was written that, much like former Prime Minister (PM) Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984 and Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra was threatened to be stopped on January 11, 2023. Shortly after, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) head Gurpatwant Singh Pannu released a video in which he discussed a number of incidents in Punjab, including a bomb found close to Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann's office, Khalistani slogans written, and the assassinations of Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi.
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February - 3 
On February 3, Punjab Police carried out a special Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) at over 1,490 suspected hideouts of people linked with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and Canada-based terrorist Goldy Brar across the state and arrested several people (names not stated) with incriminating materials, r
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On February 3, Punjab Police carried out a special Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) at over 1,490 suspected hideouts of people linked with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and Canada-based terrorist Goldy Brar across the state and arrested several people (names not stated) with incriminating materials, reports Tribune India. The operation was aimed at disrupting the nexus between terrorists, gangsters and drug smugglers based in India and abroad, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav stated.
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February - 17 
On February 17, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) notified pro-Khalistani outfit Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) as terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), reports The Tribune. “KTF is a militant outfit and aims to revive terrorism in Punjab and challenges the ter
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On February 17, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) notified pro-Khalistani outfit Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) as terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), reports The Tribune. “KTF is a militant outfit and aims to revive terrorism in Punjab and challenges the territorial integrity, unity, national security and sovereignty of India and promotes various acts of terrorism, including targeted killings in Punjab”, UMHA statement reads. UMHA also declared Khalistani operative Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda, who has been associated with terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and is presently based in Lahore, Pakistan as an ‘individual terrorist’ “under the patronage of cross border agencies and involvement in various terrorist activities, particularly in Punjab”.
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March - 19 
According to intelligence reports, pro-Khalistan preacher and ‘chief’ of Waris Punjab De (WPD, heirs to Punjab) Amritpal Singh was using drug de-addiction centres and a gurdwara for stockpiling weapons and preparing youths to carry out suicide attacks, reports Hindustan Times on March 20. It also ad
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According to intelligence reports, pro-Khalistan preacher and ‘chief’ of Waris Punjab De (WPD, heirs to Punjab) Amritpal Singh was using drug de-addiction centres and a gurdwara for stockpiling weapons and preparing youths to carry out suicide attacks, reports Hindustan Times on March 20. It also added that Amritpal Singh was trying to raise his own army - the Anandpur Khalsa Force (AKF) - on the lines of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and a human bomb squad ("khadkoos"). The weapons and ammunition recovered from the radical Sikh preacher's car bore 'AKF' marking on them. “Amritpal Singh, a non-resident Indian (NRI) who worked as a truck driver in Dubai, is an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent who came in touch with Pakistani spy agency while living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He was told to motivate naive young Sikhs in name of religion. There was an understanding that the ISI will spend money and by bringing the Sikhs behind him in the name of Khalistan, he would have a say in Punjab,” said a central intelligence officer, who asked not to be named.
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June - 16 
Punjab Police arrested 14,952 drug smugglers and recovered 1,135.25-kilograms Heroin (narcotics) since July 5, 2022, says Inspector General (IG) of Police, Sukhchain Singh Gill, on June 16, reports Indian Express. Additionally, Police recovered 731-kilogram opium, 840.76-kilograms ganja, 350.40 quin
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Punjab Police arrested 14,952 drug smugglers and recovered 1,135.25-kilograms Heroin (narcotics) since July 5, 2022, says Inspector General (IG) of Police, Sukhchain Singh Gill, on June 16, reports Indian Express. Additionally, Police recovered 731-kilogram opium, 840.76-kilograms ganja, 350.40 quintals of poppy husk, and 62,44,000 tablets/capsules/injections/vials of pharma opioids from across the state. He added that Police have recovered INR 118 million of drug money from the possession of drug smugglers arrested in these 11 months.
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July - 17 
Inspector General (IG) Sukhchain Singh Gill said that from July 5, 2022, to July 16, 2023, Punjab Police have neutralised 18 terror modules with the arrest of 143 terrorists/radicals, Hindustan times on July 18. It also recovered 31 rifles, 209 revolvers/pistols, five tiffin improvised explosive dev
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Inspector General (IG) Sukhchain Singh Gill said that from July 5, 2022, to July 16, 2023, Punjab Police have neutralised 18 terror modules with the arrest of 143 terrorists/radicals, Hindustan times on July 18. It also recovered 31 rifles, 209 revolvers/pistols, five tiffin improvised explosive devices (IEDs), 6.78-kilograms of Royal Demolition Explosive (RDX) and other explosives, 10 hand grenades, one sleeve of disposed rocket launcher, 51 drones, and one loaded Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG). Additionally, Police have recovered 1,073.44-kilogram Heroin (narcotics) sent from across the state after carrying out cordon and search operations in drug-affected areas besides laying nakas at vulnerable routes across the state. Punjab Police shot down 51 drones along the border with Pakistan in 2022 while combating drug and weapon smuggling, and at least 244 drones have been spotted in Punjab in 2023, so far, Gill added.
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August - 3 
On August 3, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment in its report titled “Drug abuse among young persons: Problems and solutions” revealed that as many as 6.97 million children aged between 10-17 years are narcotics users in Punjab, reports The Tribune. As per the report,
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On August 3, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment in its report titled “Drug abuse among young persons: Problems and solutions” revealed that as many as 6.97 million children aged between 10-17 years are narcotics users in Punjab, reports The Tribune. As per the report, Punjab has over 6.67 million narcotics users, including 2.136 million consuming different types of opioids. The committee also stated the number of drug users in states such as Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are exorbitant.
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August - 8 
According to data from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) presented in Parliament, the Border Security Force (BSF) till June 30, 2023 recovered almost 248 kilograms of Heroin (narcotics) from the Indo-Pakistan border in Punjab, which is five times the contraband recovered from the eight other border
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According to data from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) presented in Parliament, the Border Security Force (BSF) till June 30, 2023 recovered almost 248 kilograms of Heroin (narcotics) from the Indo-Pakistan border in Punjab, which is five times the contraband recovered from the eight other border states, which is close to 50 kilograms, reports Tribune India on August 9. The data shows that in the last three and a half years, the BSF has recovered close to 1,560 kilograms of Heroin from Punjab. “Detailed vulnerability mapping has been carried out along the border to strengthen surveillance by deploying additional special surveillance equipment and other available resources at vulnerable patches,” the MHA said.
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August - 17 
Pakistan-based narcotic smugglers have switched to smaller and stealthier drones to drop consignments into Punjab, Hindustan Times reports on August 18. Manufactured by the Chinese company, DJI, these models are more reliable than the previous ones having advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabi
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Pakistan-based narcotic smugglers have switched to smaller and stealthier drones to drop consignments into Punjab, Hindustan Times reports on August 18. Manufactured by the Chinese company, DJI, these models are more reliable than the previous ones having advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, said an unnamed senior official of a border district.
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September - 14 
The Drone Emergency Response System (DERS) launched by Amritsar Border Range Police (a unit of Punjab Police) with the help of Village Defence Committees (VDCs) established in the border belt of Punjab, has been proving a boon for the Police in nailing narcotics peddlers using drones for cross-borde
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The Drone Emergency Response System (DERS) launched by Amritsar Border Range Police (a unit of Punjab Police) with the help of Village Defence Committees (VDCs) established in the border belt of Punjab, has been proving a boon for the Police in nailing narcotics peddlers using drones for cross-border smuggling, reports The Tribune on September 15. There have been 38 such VDCs in the Amritsar border belt in Amritsar District, while Gurdaspur and Pathankot Districts have around 30 and 44 such committees, respectively in Punjab said the report.
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September - 26 
Pro-Khalistan leaders including the slain terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar have built a local ‘pro-Khalistan brigade’ by sponsoring visas in Canada for gullible Punjab youths for medium-skilled jobs, including religious duties in gurdwaras controlled by them, and “offering shelter and low-scale jobs”
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Pro-Khalistan leaders including the slain terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar have built a local ‘pro-Khalistan brigade’ by sponsoring visas in Canada for gullible Punjab youths for medium-skilled jobs, including religious duties in gurdwaras controlled by them, and “offering shelter and low-scale jobs” with gurdwaras’ resources for “sustenance” of illegal immigrants and Indian students, as per Indian intelligence sources, reports The Times of India on September 26. They thus become ‘foot soldiers’ which are used to mobilize support for the ‘Khalistan Referendum’ campaign and other protests, said the report.
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October - 9 
Over the past 15 months, Punjab Police arrested 20,979 narcotics smugglers, including 3,003 major offenders, and filed 15,434 FIRs, with 1,864 linked to commercial quantities in Punjab, informs Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sukhchain Singh Gill, reports The Tribune on October 9. They recovered 1
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Over the past 15 months, Punjab Police arrested 20,979 narcotics smugglers, including 3,003 major offenders, and filed 15,434 FIRs, with 1,864 linked to commercial quantities in Punjab, informs Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sukhchain Singh Gill, reports The Tribune on October 9. They recovered 1,510.55 kilograms (kg) of Heroin (narcotics) through operations in drug-affected areas and nabbed 147.5 kg of heroin from seaports, totaling 1,658.05 kg. Additionally, Police confiscated 924.29 kg of opium (narcotics), 986.06 kg of ganja (narcotics), 4,70.91 quintals of poppy husk (narcotics), 92.03 lakhs of tablets (narcotics), along with over INR 150 million in drug money. Properties worth INR 8.83 million belonging to 111 smugglers were forfeited, said the report.
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November - 13 
Since 2019, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police have recovered 82 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and reported 593 drone sightings along the India-Pakistan border, The Indian Express reports on November 13. A security establishment official said drone payload recoveries in the past yea
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Since 2019, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police have recovered 82 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and reported 593 drone sightings along the India-Pakistan border, The Indian Express reports on November 13. A security establishment official said drone payload recoveries in the past year included “317 kg heroin, 10 kg RDX, 10 IEDs, 512 firearms, 56 hand grenades, 12 AK-47 rifles, 128 pistols and Rs 18 lakh in cash”. According to an official of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), drone sightings in the past few years were mainly reported within 2-10 km of the International Border (IB) in Punjab, a 553-km stretch which includes 35 km of riverine area. “The BSF has so far examined 62 drones, 14 (were examined) by Punjab Police and one by the Delhi Police,” the official said.
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December - 12 
On December 12, Security agencies created a database of persons with criminal records and other suspicious elements residing in border areas to keep a watch on their activities to check cross-border smuggling in Punjab, reports The Tribune. Cross-border smuggling has been a cause of concern and the
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On December 12, Security agencies created a database of persons with criminal records and other suspicious elements residing in border areas to keep a watch on their activities to check cross-border smuggling in Punjab, reports The Tribune. Cross-border smuggling has been a cause of concern and the number of drones shot down along the International Border (IB) and seizure of narcotics has witnessed a sharp increase in 2023 as compared to the previous years, the report added.
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December - 31 
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops of the Punjab Frontier detected and downed 107 drones and seized 442 kilograms of Heroin, 23 weapons, 505 rounds of ammunition, killed three Pakistan intruders and apprehended 23 Pakistan nationals, including two smugglers, 14 Bangladesh nationals and 95 Indian
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The Border Security Force (BSF) troops of the Punjab Frontier detected and downed 107 drones and seized 442 kilograms of Heroin, 23 weapons, 505 rounds of ammunition, killed three Pakistan intruders and apprehended 23 Pakistan nationals, including two smugglers, 14 Bangladesh nationals and 95 Indian suspects, including 35 smugglers, in different incidents in Punjab in the year 2023, Hindustan Times reports on December 31. BSF authorities said they have also handed over 12 Pakistan nationals to Pakistan Rangers, who had inadvertently crossed the IB this year.
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