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Attack at Golden Temple, Amristar

At least five people were injured after a clash inside the Golden Temple premises in Amritsar on Friday.

According to ANI, doctors said that one victim was in a serious condition and was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

An assailant named Zulfan allegedly attacked people with iron pipes in the Shri Guru Ramdas Sarai. a lodging facility for pilgrims.

He was handed over to the police later.

Kotwali SHO Sarmel Singh was quoted to have said,

“Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has handed over a person named Zulfan to the police.

“There was a clash inside the Golden Temple premises, and people of both sides suffered injuries.

The workers of SGPC have also been injured. Action will be taken according to law.”

The patients were admitted to Guru Ramdas Hospital in Amritsar.

The hospital is run by the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC).

Dr Jasmeet Singh while giving details on the state of the victims brought to the hospital, said,

“As per the statements given to us by the patients, an unknown assailant assaulted the victims with a rod.

“Five patients were sent to us, out of which one is serious and is in the ICU. He has been given stitches.

“Once he becomes stable, CT Scan would be conducted. The other four are in stable condition.”

Last December, former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal survived an assassination attempt at the Golden Temple.

This was while he was performing sewa (service) as penance for “mistakes” during the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) rule in Punjab from 2007 to 2017.

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The shooter, Narain Singh Chaura, was named the mastermind of the 2004 Burail jailbreak in Chandigarh.

He remained wanted in nearly a dozen terror-related cases, but on this day, was overpowered and arrested.

The shooter had positioned himself in front of the SAD leader but missed the target when a volunteer pushed him as he fired.

Amritsar is a city located in the Majha region of the state of Punjab in northwestern India.

It is about 15 miles (25 km) east of the border with Pakistan.

It’s a major commercial, cultural, and transportation center and is also the spiritual and cultural center of the Sikh religion.


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