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Cop injured saving Sukhbir Badal in Nanded kirpan attack
Inspector Santosh Kendre of Maharashtra's Special Protection Unit was injured while thwarting a kirpan attack on Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal inside Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat in Nanded…
The Story in Brief
Inspector Santosh Kendre of Maharashtra's Special Protection Unit was injured while thwarting a kirpan attack on Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal inside Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat in Nanded on Thursday. The attacker, Jaspal Singh, a member of the Nihang order, was overpowered by the officer, who suffered a two-inch gash on his right palm requiring stitches. Badal, who underwent surgery, was discharged Friday.
He alleged that forces seeking to disrupt peace in Punjab and the country consider his party a hindrance, recalling a similar assassination attempt at the Golden Temple in December 2024. Police have arrested the attacker but say the motive is still unclear.
The Indian Opinion
Badal's claim of a conspiracy to destabilise Punjab fits a familiar pattern of politicians codifying attacks as plots. The attacker is a member of the Nihang order, a Sikh sect, not an unknown outsider. Both sides must wait for the police investigation, which has yet to establish a motive, before pinning blame on vague forces or using the incident to score political points.
Sources (2): thefederal.com, thefederal.com (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
