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Police yet to find motive for Sukhbir Badal kirpan attack
Police say they have not found a concrete motive for the kirpan attack on Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, despite hours of questioning the assailant. The attacker, Jaspal Singh, aged…
The Story in Brief
Police say they have not found a concrete motive for the kirpan attack on Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, despite hours of questioning the assailant. The attacker, Jaspal Singh, aged around 60-62, is a Nihang order member with degrees in commerce and law. He was working as a sewadar at the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat in Nanded for two years.
Badal, who has Z+ security, was injured at the gurdwara on Thursday and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. The Anti-Terrorism Squad and Intelligence Bureau have joined the local police in the investigation. A case has been filed against Singh under sections including attempt to murder. A police officer was also hurt protecting Badal.
The Indian Opinion
The claim that the attacker's Nihang identity or his commerce and law degrees explain anything is just lazy. A sewadar who lived alone for two years and attacked a Z-plus protectee without any criminal links forces a harder question. The real test will be whether the IB and ATS find any hidden communication or financial trail, or if this remains an inexplicable one-off act.
Sources (3): deccanherald.com, newindianexpress.com, rediff.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
