Narain Singh Chaura tried to assassinate Sukhbir Singh Badal on the Golden Temple.
Chandigarh:
Police had been maintaining a tally of former Khalistaini terrorist Narain Singh Chaura who had visited the Golden Temple on Tuesday too, a day earlier than his failed try on the lifetime of Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, a senior official stated.
Chaura on Wednesday opened fireplace from an in depth vary at Badal, who was performing the responsibility of ‘sewadar’ on the essential gate of the Sikh shrine as a non secular penance, however missed as he was overpowered by plainclothes policemen.
Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Wednesday lauded the police personnel, saying their alertness had foiled the homicide bid.
He stated the police have seized a 9 mm pistol from Chaura.
Commissioner Bhullar stated the police would examine all angles within the case, together with if any organisation was behind the incident or it was carried out to “acquire sympathy”.
Further Deputy Commissioner of Police Harpal Singh stated the police had been maintaining a tally of the accused. “We had lined Sukhbir Ji,” he stated, including that the cops had been alert.
“Narain Singh Chaura was roaming round right here yesterday (Tuesday) as nicely”, he stated.
Senior SAD chief and former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia questioned why police didn’t take motion towards Chaura who confronted a number of instances, a lot of them critical ones.
“I’ve shared a video that the accused was within the space since yesterday,” Majithia instructed reporters in Amritsar.
“He was wearing a cream-coloured sweater yesterday. If the police had been so alert, why did they not arrest him? Police had been giving him VIP remedy and possibly ready for the bullet to be fired,” Mr Majithia stated.
“The Punjab Police also needs to inform why it compromised with the security of Sukhbir Badal by permitting the attacker to strategy him and fireplace at point-blank vary”, he stated.
As different devotees entered the shrine, the shooter slowly walked in the direction of Badal (62), who was sitting in a wheelchair on account of a fractured leg, and pulled out a gun from his pocket.
Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Jasbir Singh, who was standing near Mr Badal in plainclothes, sensed the menace to the senior Akali chief and pounced on the shooter, grabbed his fingers and pushed them upwards after which the attacker was overpowered with the assistance of different safety personnel and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) process pressure members.
Chatting with the media in Amritsar, Commissioner Bhullar stated a case has been registered within the matter and investigation was being accomplished from every angle.
“We’re deeply investigating the matter. What was his (Chaura) mentality and what did he bear in mind? Apart from, (the function of any) organisation or political angle behind the incident (can be probed).
“Third is the sympathy angle. We’re being requested whether or not this (incident) was accomplished to realize sympathy. We’ll deeply examine the matter in a clear method,” stated Mr Bhullar in reply to a query.
Responding to a query, Bhullar stated the safety deployment on the shrine was ample. Police can not perform frisking as a result of spiritual sentiments are concerned, he stated.
“Round 175 police personnel led by an assistant inspector common have been deployed on the advanced,” he stated.
Requested whether or not Chaura got here alone, the police commissioner stated, “Interrogation is occurring and we’re additionally analyzing the CCTV footage to corroborate to see whether or not he was alone or any individual else was with him.” “Technical and on-the-spot investigation will reveal it,” he stated.
Particular Director Common of Police Arpit Shukla instructed PTI that greater than 20 instances together with beneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act are registered towards Chaura.
He was concerned within the 2004 Burail jailbreak case the place he allegedly helped terrorists Jagtar Singh Hawara, Paramjit Singh Bheora and two others escape from jail. A local of Chora Bajwa village Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district, he has been out on bail.
Chaura had remained in jail in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ludhiana and Chandigarh, his spouse Jasmeet Kaur instructed reporters at his native place. To a query, she stated he had instructed her that he was going to the Golden Temple. She stated no matter he did was incorrect.