Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader & former Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday narrowly escaped an assassination attempt while serving his punishment given by Sri Akal Takht. A man opened fire at Sukhbir Badal when he was sitting outside the Golden Temple gate as 'Sevadar' with a spear in his hand. The timely intervention of Police officials present at the spot saved Sukhbir Badal's life at the Golden Temple. The man who fired at Badal was identified as Narain Singh Chaura.
Due to the media present at the spot, Sukhbir Badal's assassination attempt was filmed on camera. As a result, Sukhbir Badal assassination attempt video went viral on social media. Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Bhullar shared that an FIR has been filed and Chaura has been arrested. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann also lauded Punjab Police's vigilance and condemned the attack on Sukhbir Badal.
In the meanwhile, a conspiracy theory has popped up on social media with netizens claiming that the assassination attempt on Sukhbir Badal was pre-planned and staged. Real what netizens are saying on Sukhbir Badal's murder plot-
A user wrote, "Looks like staged...as these many cameramen already present"
However, another user clarified the reason behind the presence of camera man saying, "Because SAD leader Sukhbir Badal is serving his sentence ordered by the Akal Takht."
One more user wrote, "He had zero skills of assasination"
Another user wrote, "Fully planned - First person pehla hi ready c rokan li"
Truth behind the assassination attempt on Sukhbir Badal
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."
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.