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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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
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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

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A man standing near Badal quickly intervened and grabbed the attacker`s hands
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In the melee, a bullet hit the wall behind Badal, who escaped unhurt

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Police identified the shooter as Narain Singh, a resident of Dera Baba Nanak
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After the attack, he was whisked away by security officials

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Badal is undergoing religious punishment announced by the Akal Takht
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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"

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SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema strongly condemned the attack on Badal
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