According to the latest updates, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested three people, including a woman, for allegedly painting pro-Khalistan graffiti at Jahangirpuri and Shastri Nagar Metro stations. The Tribune reported that the messages were found near Gate No. 1 of Jahangirpuri station on 29 October and on an inner staircase wall near Gate No. 2 of Shastri Nagar station on 30 October, and that they backed the banned group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and targeted singer Diljit Dosanjh around his Delhi concert. Police named the accused as Sumeet, 30, from Samalkha in Panipat, Sumit Kumar, 22, from Gurdaspur, and Gurpreet, 22, from Hoshiarpur, and said a handler had contacted Sumit on WhatsApp, moved him to an encrypted app and promised payment. Two FIRs were filed at Metro police stations under the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act and the Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act.
This development matters because the graffiti was painted at station entrances and staircases that thousands of commuters use daily, which shows that gaps in night-time watch at gates can be used to spread hostile messages. Police say technical analysis traced the first accused, which suggests station cameras and digital trails are working after the fact. The open question for commuters is how such acts were carried out unnoticed in the first place.
We believe that this case will push the Delhi Metro and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to tighten night patrols and camera coverage at station gates rather than only inside paid areas. The reason is simple: both incidents happened at entry points and stairwells, not on platforms, and repeat defacement at a third station would be embarrassing for security agencies. We expect visible changes such as more patrols or new cameras at outer gates of north Delhi stations by the end of November 2026, and further arrests of the alleged handlers within a month. Confidence: medium.
This holds significance for our readers because you are often the first to see something odd at a quiet station gate. If you spot fresh graffiti, suspicious packages or people loitering near entrances, report it to CISF staff or the Delhi Metro helpline instead of filming and posting it. Avoid sharing unverified images of such messages on social media, as that can spread the content the attackers wanted to push.
The Tribune, 1 November 2026, https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/woman-among-3-held-for-pro-khalistan-graffiti-at-2-delhi-metro-stations/
India Today, 1 November 2026, https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/diljit-dosanjh-pro-khalistani-slogans-delhi-metro-three-arrested-concert-special-cell-3030166-2026-11-01
The Times of India, 1 November 2026, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/three-held-over-pro-khalistan-graffiti-at-delhi-metro-stations-after-diljit-concert/articleshow/135432535.cms
The Economic Times, 1 November 2026, https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/diljit-dosanjh-in-the-crosshairs-delhi-police-arrest-3-over-pro-khalistan-graffiti-at-two-metro-stations/articleshow/135434068.cms
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