Badal attacked with kirpan; cop hurt intervening: How assassination bid unfolded
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked with a kirpan at a Nanded gurdwara. A police inspector sustained injuries while protecting Badal during the religious visit. Badal suffered a hand injury and was taken for medical treatment. Security personnel intervened and overpowered the attacker at the scene. Police have launched an investigation into the motive and circumstances…
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, was attacked with a kirpan during a visit to Mata Sahib Gurdwara in Nanded on Thursday. A police inspector intervened, sustaining injuries while protecting Badal. Badal, accompanied by his wife, SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal, and security personnel from Punjab and Maharashtra Police, suffered a hand injury and was immediately taken to Yasho Sai Hospital in Nanded, where he is reported to be stable.
The attack occurred while Badal was on a religious visit. Police identified the attacker, 62-year-old Jaspal Singh, as the son of Teja Singh and a resident of Solapur Bazaar in Pune. Singh reportedly resided at Mata Sahib Gurdwara for the past two years. The police have launched an investigation into the incident, probing the motive and circumstances leading to the attack. Security has been heightened in and around the gurdwara following the incident.
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