In a major development, the vigilance of Punjab Police on Wednesday morning foiled the assassination attempt on SAD leader & former Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Sukhbir Badal, who was declared Tankhaiya from Sri Akal Takht Sahib, was serving in Sri Harmandir Sahib, due to which Punjab Police had already made tight security arrangements. Due to this, the attacker who attacked Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday morning was arrested on the spot and the plot to worsen the situation in Punjab was foiled, the credit for which goes to Punjab Police.
Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar while addressing the media said, "An attack on Sukhbir Badal has been foiled. Our employee Yashpal Singh was the first person who noticed Narain Singh Chaura. Narain Singh Chaura was a criminal as well as a terrorist. He noticed and followed Narain Singh. After that, a person named Jasbir Parminder saw Narine taking out his pistol and he grabbed his arm due to which the bullet missed Sukhbir Singh Badal. Narain Singh Chaura has been arrested and an FIR has been filed. The matter will be deeply investigated and all angles will be probed."
Sukhbir Badal Murder Plot
The man tried to shoot Sukhbir Singh Badal with a pistol but he missed due to the Police security's timely intervention. As per the information received, the man who has been arrested in the assassination attempt on Sukhbir Badal is Narain Singh Chaura.
Narain Singh Chaura is a resident of Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur. He is a member of Dal Khalsa. In 2013, Narain Singh Chaura was arrested by the Amritsar police. Chaura allegedly had links with the Khalistan Liberation Force and the Akal Federation.
Narain Singh Chaura has faced serious charges. As per reports, Narain Singh Chaura is allegedly involved in about two dozen terrorist activities. Chaura was wanted by the Amritsar police in a case wherein about 2 kg of RDX was recovered from a Maruti car near the railway station in May 2010.