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Bikram Singh Majithia Questions Punjab Police Over Sukhbir Badal Shooting Incident

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He pointed out that an FIR against Chaura was registered six and a half hours after the incident and framed in a manner that could facilitate bail.

Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia has criticized the Punjab Police's handling of the Sukhbir Badal shooting incident. Majithia accused the police of attempting to shield Narayan Singh Chaura, the alleged attacker.

He pointed out that an FIR against Chaura was registered six and a half hours after the incident and framed in a manner that could facilitate bail.

Majithia further alleged that the police described the attacker as a devotee. He asserted that this FIR exposes the Punjab Police and the state government's biased actions.

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