{
  "id": 845005,
  "title": "‘Got aadesh from Waheguru’: Nihang Sikh on why he attacked Sukhbir Badal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/got-aadesh-from-waheguru-nihang-sikh-on-why-he-attacked-sukhbir-badal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:47:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/waheguru-aadesh-nihang-sikh-jaspal-singh-gurudwara-attack-sukhbir-singh-badal-10832705/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jaspal Singh, the man accused of assaulting Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal with a kirpan, claims he received instructions to attack the politician from \"Waheguru\". The incident occurred at Nanded gurudwara, where Singh was in a state of worship at the time. Singh, who took sanyas from worldly life in 2023, left his family behind in Pune and became a Nihang sevadar at Nanded. Police stated that he was a lawyer by profession and worked at a corporate firm in Mumbai, with no external help or pre-planned attack. Singh told the police that his motivations were the condition of Punjab, drug issues, and personal convictions. The 64-year-old Badal, who was attacked while descending the steps at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji, Mugat, sustained a hand injury and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Badal is expected to be discharged from the hospital today.",
  "summary": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-13T10:23:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}