Investigation into the murderous assault on SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal have continued on the second day on Thursday with efforts being made to seek out out if the accused Narain Singh Chaura was a ‘lone wolf’ attacker or was there an elaborate conspiracy behind all the episode.
Senior law enforcement officials The Indian Categorical spoke to disclosed that Chaura had a really excessive diploma of ideological motivation with separatist tendencies as was demonstrated by his constant conduct over the previous almost three many years.
“Even on the age of 68, he reveals no signal of slowing down or firming down his extremist temperament. What we wish to know from him is that if he deliberate all the factor on his personal or whether or not he had been put up by another person,” a police officer mentioned.
Investigations into the 9mm pistol that was recovered from Chaura have additionally been performed to learn how it got here to be in his possession. Chaura has reportedly instructed his interrogators that he had saved this one weapon with him out of a earlier cache of weapons that he had. Such automated weapons may be present in consignments that come from throughout the Pakistan border however they’re additionally discovered to be made regionally at a number of locations inside India, mentioned an officer.
Officers mentioned that the earlier monitor document of Chaura factors in direction of his tendency to behave on his personal however nothing may be mentioned for sure at this stage. “It’s too early to say something however prima facie it seems to be a ‘lone wolf’ plan and assault,” an officer mentioned.
Amritsar Commissioner of Police GPS Bhullar had instructed media individuals on Wednesday that every one potential angles have been being inquired into together with if this assault might have been deliberate to assemble sympathy. Police declare that there are intelligence experiences which say that there’s widespread anger amongst a bit of the Sikh populace over the admissions of guilt by Sukhbir Singh Badal earlier than the Akal Takht on December 2 with regard to allegations of serving to Dera Sacha Sauda and Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
“The anger towards Dera as a result of perceptions of involvement in untoward incidents within the state is a actuality. And the truth that Sukhbir admitted to many wrongs has attracted quite a lot of ire towards him,” an official remarked.
In the meantime, police has tightened the safety measures in any respect Gurdwaras the place the Akali leaders are to carry out their penance after the announcement of punishment by Akal Takht. Uniformed in addition to plain garments policemen have been deployed in a number of tiers to make sure that there isn’t any repeat of the Amritsar incident.
The incidence of a ‘blast’ at Majitha police station final night has additionally added one other dimension to the continuing investigation. Whereas the SSP Amritsar (Rural) Charanjit Singh termed the blast as ‘tyre burst’, US-based gangsters-turned-terrorist Harpreet Singh, alias Blissful Pashia, Gopi Nawanshehria and Jeevan Fauji have claimed accountability for a grenade assault.
Senior Akali chief Bikram Singh Majithia has additionally been launched CCTV footage alleging that an SP-rank Punjab Police officer was seen chatting with Chaura exterior the Golden Temple a day earlier than the assault on Badal. He launched one other CCTV footage on Thursday alleging that the identical SP in-charge of safety preparations at Golden Temple was sipping tea in a SGPC workplace on the Golden Temple advanced when the assault Sukhbir passed off.
The police have additionally taken a dim view of the assertion issued by Congress MLA from Bholath, Sukhpal Singh Khaira, after the assault on Sukhbir Singh Badal the place he claimed that it was ‘kudrati insaaf’ (pure justice) for many who have been blameworthy of excesses. “Such statements can incite passions and in addition look like condoning an act of violence,” mentioned an official.
Chaura despatched to 3-day police remand
A courtroom in Amritsar on Thursday despatched Chaura to three-day police remand, officers mentioned.
The Punjab Police demanded seven-day remand for Chaura, however the courtroom granted three days, a defence counsel instructed reporters in Amritsar. Chaura shall be produced earlier than the courtroom once more on December 8.
The counsel mentioned Chaura has been booked beneath Part 109 (try to homicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and related sections of the Arms Act.
Whereas in search of remand, police mentioned it wished to seek out out from the place Chaura procured the weapon used within the crime. Police additionally mentioned it wished to determine the motive behind the assault.
