Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal attacked in Maharashtra’s Nanded; one held
Mr. Badal’s hand injured in the attack with ‘kirpan’; Fadnavis orders probe
Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), was injured in an attack while visiting gurudwaras in Maharashtra's Nanded district on Thursday. Two unidentified assailants, allegedly dressed as Nihangs, attacked him with a kirpan. One suspect has been arrested, but the motive remains unclear. Maharashtra's Chief Minister ordered a probe into the incident, following a previous assassination attempt on Badal at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 2024.
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