Sources: Narayan Singh Chaura is on the radar of intelligence agencies ever since he returned from Pakistan
According to reports, Narain Singh Chaura, the man who tried to kill SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday in the Golden Temple complex at Amritsar, was being monitored by central intelligence services.
Since his return from Pakistan, security services have been keeping an eye on Chaura, who has been connected to extremist groups.
After shooting at Badal, the former deputy chief minister of Punjab, outside the Golden Temple complex, the suspect was taken into custody today. Sources claim that Narayan Singh Chaura, the previous chairman of the Akal Federation, is a fervent terrorist who returned from Pakistan.
“During the early years of militancy, he was engaged in the smuggling of explosives and weapons into Punjab. According to reports, he entered Pakistan in 1984 and stayed there for a number of years before going back to Punjab. A top official said that while he was in Pakistan, he was assisting extremist groups in Punjab and maintaining remote contact with them.
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In 2004, he played a crucial role in the terrorists Jagtar Hawara and his cronies from Babbar Khalsa’s 2004 escape from Burail Jail. To cut off power inside the prison, he put a large iron chain on the main electrical cables outside.
“Central intelligence services had been keeping an eye on Chaura ever since he was released on bail in 2018.” The authorities informed Punjab Police of his whereabouts and actions, according to the official statement.
Agencies around the state have been on high alert after the assault on Sukhbir Singh Badal in order to collect information and assess the incident’s effect.