Sukhbir Badal assassination attempt:Former terrorist arrested

A former terrorist opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal from a close range while he was performing the duty of 'sewadar' outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday but missed as he was overpowered by a plainclothes policeman. The audacious attack was captured on cameras of mediapersons who had gathered outside the Sikh shrine to cover the second day of Badal's penance for "mistakes" committed by the SAD government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017.Television footage showed the shooter slowly walking towards Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, and pulling out a gun from his pocket. A police official in plainclothes standing near Badal quickly intervened and grabbed the attacker's hands. In the melee, a bullet hit the wall behind Badal, who escaped unhurt.

Amritsar, Punjab: CCTV footage of a bullet being fired at SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal at Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) pic.twitter.com/WayYiM7W9H

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says, "It is an unfortunate incident. Due to the alertness of Punjab Police personnel, a big incident was averted. The accused was arrested on the spot. I am in touch with senior officials in the Police and the DGP.." 

#WATCH | Mohali | On bullet fired at Sukhbir Singh Badal at Golden Temple, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says, "It is an unfortunate incident. Due to the alertness of Punjab Police personnel, a big incident was averted. The accused was arrested on the spot. I am in touch with senior… pic.twitter.com/P0tTqITFpK

— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2024

Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu has condemned the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal at the Golden Temple in Punjab. Speaking to media outside Parliament, Mr Bittu demanded an investigation into the incident saying that once again attempts have been made to disturb peace in Punjab. He said, the attacker Narain Singh Chaura who fired at Sukhbir Singh Badal was the mastermind of the Burail jailbreak and helped terrorists like Jagtar Singh Hawara, Paramjit Singh Bheora and Jagtar Singh Tara to escape from the jail.