Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked: Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was shot at by a man while he was performing the duty of 'sewadar' outside the Golden Temple on Wednesday. Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair, escaped unhurt as the bullet hit a wall. The man, identified as Narain Singh, was overpowered by some people standing outside the Golden Temple.
The person has been identified as Narain Singh Chaudhary, resident of Derababa Nanak, Gurdaspur. He is allegedly a member of Dal Khalsa and was arrested under UAPA in 2013. According to police, Narain Singh Chaudhary has Khalistani connections and is believed to have links with the Khalistan Liberation Force and the Akal Federation. Chaudhary was arrested from Jalalabad village in Tarn Taran on February 28, 2013. After interrogation, the police raided a hideout in Kurali village in Mohali district and also recovered a cache of arms and ammunition. Narain Singh came out of jail on bail in 2018 and is also wanted in cases under UAPA in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Ropar districts. According to sources, Narain Singh had also gone to Pakistan in 1984 and was involved in the smuggling of large consignments of arms and explosives into Punjab during the initial phase of terrorism. While in Pakistan, he also reportedly wrote a book on guerrilla warfare. Narain Singh was also an accused in the Burail jailbreak case. 
Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said, "...The attacker has been caught. An investigation will reveal everything...Investigation will reveal whether there was a deeper conspiracy...It was an assassination attempt but he (Sukhbir Singh Badal) was saved by Police's alertness..."
