2022: Loss of Moosewala, a year of terrorism, gangsterism and smuggling dominated in Punjab

Year 2022 has been quite a challenge for Punjabis and Punjab Police as the nexus of terrorists-gangsters and drug smugglers dominated the state. New challenges kept arising before the Punjab Police, in the midst of all this, international level singer Sidhu Moosewala, Kabaddi player Sandeep Nangal Ambian got killed by gangsters. The Punjab police could not even save their own Police station as an RPG attack was carried out on the intelligence agency headquarters in Mohali and Sarhali police station in a mere gap of 8 months. 

This year Pakistani intelligence agency ISI changed its way of targeting India through Punjab’s border. It engaged teenagers in gangsterism and terrorism and also engaged young lads in the heroin business. With every stash of heroin, weapons were sent to Punjab. Pistols and cartridges are also being found along with heroin being seized on the Pakistan border. Recently loaded RPG was recovered by Punjab Police.  The weapons used in the murder of Sidhu Moosewala were of advanced technique and there are reports that AK-47 was used in killing of Moosewala . 

According to an official, Chinese-made weapons are also coming from the Pakistan border, including the C-30 pistol. ISI used Harinder Rinda, Goldie Brar and Lakhbir Singh Landa sitting in Pakistan for smuggling. On 29 May 2022, Sidhu Moosewala was murdered in broad daylight. Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi took responsibility of the murder by faction on social media. Since then, Lawrence Bishnoi is in the custody of the Punjab Police. Whole world reacted angrily after the murder of Moosewala. The conspiracy behind the murder was hatched by Goldie Brar sitting abroad. On 13 March, during a Kabaddi match, international Kabaddi player Sandeep Nangal Ambian was shot dead in public by shooters. This made it clear that gangsters have complete interference in sports like Kabaddi. 

On 4 November 2022, Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri was publicly shot dead in Punjab amidst police custody. On 9 November 2022, Ram Rahim Dera follower and accused in sacrilege case, Pradeep Singh was murdered in Faridkot. Goldie Brar took the responsibility. 

On April 6, Kabaddi player Dharminder Singh was shot dead outside a university in Patiala.

On 7 December, businessman Timmy Chawla and his gunman were murdered by Sajan Singh, Hardeep Singh alias Thacker and Manga Singh alias Bichoo. The shooters demanded extortion of Rs 30 lakh from him. 

Due to this a lot of panic spread in Punjab. This year the state police conducted several operations against the terrorists and busted 18 big organized terrorist networks and arrested 119 terrorists. During this, 43 rifles were sealed. 13 Tiffin IDs were seized. A total of 220 pistols/revolvers and 24.400 kg were recovered. 

This year 244 drone sightings were reported in Punjab. Out of these, 23 drones were shot down and 428 gangsters were caught in the joint operation of Border Security Force and Punjab Police. A total of 111 gangster modules were busted.