Nihang in mid-60s: What we know on Sukhbir Singh Badal attacker
Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked while he was walking towards the langar hall after paying obeisance at the gurdwara.
On Thursday, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was assaulted with a kirpan by a Nihang at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur, located on the outskirts of Nanded Sahib in Maharashtra. The attack occurred as Badal was walking towards the langar hall after visiting the gurdwara. He sustained an injury to his right hand and was transported to a nearby hospital, from which he has since recovered.
The attacker, identified as a Nihang dressed in blue attire and in his mid-sixties, was subdued by security personnel and turned over to local law enforcement.
The gurdwara, managed by a splinter group of Shiromani Panth Akali Budha Dal 96 Crori, is overseen by a Nihang Samparday, with the local jathedar being Baba Teja Singh. The Nihang involved in the assault was reportedly serving as a sewadar at the gurdwara. The incident took place at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur, which is separate from the main Nanded Sahib Gurdwara and is under the control of the Nihang sect.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis requested information on the incident from the Nanded Superintendent of Police and instructed authorities to investigate the motive behind the attack.
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