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Home / News / India News / Photos / In Photos: Man tries to shoot SAD leader Sukhbir Badal outside Golden Temple

In Photos: Man tries to shoot SAD leader Sukhbir Badal outside Golden Temple

Updated On: 04 December, 2024 02:42 PM IST | ronak mastakar

A man opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal while he was performing the duty of `sewadar` outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday but missed the target as he was overpowered by some bystanders. (Pics/PTI and AFP)

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A man opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal while he was performing the duty of `sewadar` outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday but missed the target as he was overpowered by some bystanders. (Pics/PTI and AFP)

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A man opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal while he was performing the duty of `sewadar` outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday but missed the target as he was overpowered by some bystanders. (Pics/PTI and AFP)
<p>The audacious attack was captured on cameras of mediapersons who had gathered outside the Sikh shrine to cover the second day of Badal`s penance for "mistakes" committed by the SAD government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017</p>

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The audacious attack was captured on cameras of mediapersons who had gathered outside the Sikh shrine to cover the second day of Badal`s penance for "mistakes" committed by the SAD government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017

<p>Television footage showed the shooter slowly walking towards Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, and pulling out a gun from his pocket</p>

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Television footage showed the shooter slowly walking towards Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, and pulling out a gun from his pocket

<p>A man standing near Badal quickly intervened and grabbed the attacker`s hands</p>

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A man standing near Badal quickly intervened and grabbed the attacker`s hands

<p>In the melee, a bullet hit the wall behind Badal, who escaped unhurt</p>

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In the melee, a bullet hit the wall behind Badal, who escaped unhurt

<p>Police identified the shooter as Narain Singh, a resident of Dera Baba Nanak</p>

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Police identified the shooter as Narain Singh, a resident of Dera Baba Nanak

<p>After the attack, he was whisked away by security officials</p>

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After the attack, he was whisked away by security officials

<p>Badal is undergoing religious punishment announced by the Akal Takht</p>

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Badal is undergoing religious punishment announced by the Akal Takht

<p>Holding a spear in one hand and dressed in blue `sewadar` uniform, the SAD leader sat at the entrance of the Golden Temple. A small board hung around his neck, acknowledging his "misdeeds"</p>

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Holding a spear in one hand and dressed in blue `sewadar` uniform, the SAD leader sat at the entrance of the Golden Temple. A small board hung around his neck, acknowledging his "misdeeds"

<p>SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema strongly condemned the attack on Badal</p>

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SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema strongly condemned the attack on Badal

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