Who is Narain Singh Chaura, former Khalistani militant who opened fire at Sukhbir Singh Badal at Golden Temple?

The man, identified as Narain Singh Chaura, was overpowered by some people standing outside the Golden Temple.

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 in Punjab's Amritsar on Wednesday. Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair, escaped unhurt as the bullet hit a wall.

People catch a man who allegedly opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal while the latter was serving the 'tankhah' (religious punishment) given by the Akal Takht at the Golden Temple, in Amritsar, Wednesday,

The man, identified as Narain Singh Chaura, was overpowered by some people standing outside the Golden Temple.

The daring attack was caught on camera by mediapersons gathered outside a Sikh shrine, covering the second day of Sukhbir Singh Badal's penance for the "mistakes" made by the SAD government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017.

Television footage showed Narain Singh Chaura, slowly approaching Badal, who was seated in a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, and pulling a gun from his pocket. A plainclothes police officer nearby acted swiftly, grabbing Chaura’s hands, causing the bullet to miss its target and hit a wall behind Badal. Badal escaped unhurt.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) task force quickly intervened, and security officials detained Chaura, who is a former terrorist from Dera Baba Nanak.

Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar credited the vigilance of the police for foiling the attack on Badal, who is a Z-category protectee.

Who is Narain Singh Chaura?

• Narain Singh Chaura is a Khalistani former militant who also faced many cases and remained underground.
• Narain Singh Chaura stood facing Sukhbir Singh Badal and attempted to open fire at him.
• However, a sewadar standing nearby quickly intervened, pushing Narain Chaura's hand upward, causing him to miss his target. Sukhbir Badal narrowly escaped the attack.
• Chaura, who was active as a Panthic leader for some years, belongs to Dera Baba Nanak area.
• On Tuesday, he was also seen roaming near Sukhbir Badal in a white kurta and pyjamas.
• Narain Chaura was the mastermind of the Burail jailbreak.
• Chaura had helped the Babbar Khalsa International terrorists, Jagtar Singh Hawara, and Paramjit Singh Bheora, along with their two accomplices Jagtar Singh Tara and Devi Singh, to escape from the Burail jail. He turned off the electricity supply of the jail for a long time.