Sukhbir Badal assassination attempt: Attempt to Assassinate Sukhbir Badal Outside Golden Temple Thwarted by Police Alertness
Sukhbir Badal assassination attempt: Attempt to Assassinate Sukhbir Badal Outside Golden Temple Thwarted by Police Alertness
Sukhbir Badal assassination attempt: Sukhbir Badal escapes a firing attempt outside the Golden Temple. Babbar Khalsa-linked attacker Narayan Singh was apprehended. Police alertness averts major mishap. Shot fired outside Golden Temple, attempt to kill Sukhbir Badal; accused is associated with this terrorist organization. Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was shot at 9:30 am by former terrorist attacker Narayan Singh Chaura belonging to Babbar Khalsa. He tried to shoot him from a distance of just 15 meters. At this time Sukhbir was guarding outside the main entrance of Harmandir Sahib since 9:00 am as per the religious punishment given by Akal Takht.
A big accident averted due to the vigilance of the police
Around 9:30 am suddenly the accused Narayan Singh came near Badal and pointed the pistol towards Badal. A task force personnel saw Narayan Singh taking out the pistol and immediately rushed towards him to stop him. In the meantime, the shot was fired which was a misfire.
Sukhbir Badal assassination attempt: Panic spread after the incident
The bullet hit a wall of the main entrance, the free worker snatched the pistol from Narayan Singh in the blink of an eye. Panic spread for a few moments, and Badal narrowly escaped due to a misfire. Policemen in plain clothes and his supporters immediately took him under security cover. Police immediately took control of Narayan Singh and took him to Kotwali police station.
Daljit Cheema demands resignation from Bhagwant Mann
Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema has demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for this security lapse of the government. He has also called for a court investigation into this. He said that when the security agency knew that Narayan Singh was also doing a recce of Badal the previous day, then why did the police not arrest him, were the officers waiting for an unpleasant incident to happen with Badal?
Sukhbir Badal assassination attempt: The Police Commissioner made this claim
Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar claimed that the bullet did not go straight due to the police’s alertness. About 200 security personnel have been deployed around Sri Harmandir Sahib to secure Sukhbir Badal. The person who snatched Narayan Singh’s pistol is also an employee of Punjab Police.
Sukhbir Badal assassination attempt: Harsimrat Kaur reached Sri Harimandir Sahib
After the firing incident on Sukhbir Badal, his wife and former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal reached Sri Harimandir Sahib to pay obeisance. Later Harsimrat Kaur Badal reached Sri Harimandir Sahib. SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami and Akali leader Bunty Rumana have also demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mann under the deteriorating law and order situation.
