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Accused of Attacking Sukhbir Badal Gets Police Custody Till Aug 24
According to ndtv.com, Jaspal Singh, 62, accused of attacking Shiromani Akali Dal chief and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, was sent to police custody till August 24 by a…
The Story in Brief
According to ndtv.com, Jaspal Singh, 62, accused of attacking Shiromani Akali Dal chief and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, was sent to police custody till August 24 by a court in Mudkhed. The court granted the remand after police sought time to investigate the incident.
The specific details of the attack and the motive remain unclear. The investigation is ongoing.
The Indian Opinion
Some will rush to call this yet another sign of rising political violence in Punjab, but one 62-year-old accused does not make a trend. Others may dismiss it as a lone ranger, yet a court has granted police custody, so the investigation must be taken seriously. The real test is what the police find: was there a larger plan or a purely personal grudge? Watch for the motive that emerges from questioning.
Source: ndtv.com
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