{
  "id": 755231,
  "title": "Nihang in mid-60s: What we know on Sukhbir Singh Badal attacker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/nihang-in-mid-60s-what-we-know-on-sukhbir-singh-badal-attacker",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:23:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nihang-in-mid-60s-who-attacked-sukhbir-singh-badal-ex-punjab-deputy-cm-accused-arrested-what-we-know-shiromani-akali-dal-101786615457727.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nThe 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.",
  "summary": "Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked while he was walking towards the langar hall after paying obeisance at the gurdwara.",
  "key_points": [
    "Nihang in mid-60s attacked Sukhbir Singh Badal with kirpan",
    "Attack occurred at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur, Maharashtra",
    "Attacker subdued by security and handed to law enforcement"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal by a Nihang signals a potential rift within Sikh sects, with the Nihang Samparday overseeing the gurdwara where the assault occurred, possibly indicating internal tensions.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "2 attacks in 2 years, 2 escapes: Sukhbir Singh Badal attack in Nanded reminiscent of close call in Amritsar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/2-attacks-in-2-years-2-escapes-sukhbir-singh-badal-attack-in-nanded",
        "published": "2026-08-13T11:22:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Spur of the moment’: Nihang Sikh Jaspal Singh’s ‘2-foot kirpan’ attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/spur-of-the-moment-nihang-sikh-jaspal-singhs-2-foot-kirpan-attack-on",
        "published": "2026-08-13T13:02:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}