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Pune lawyer attacks Sukhbir Singh Badal in Nanded gurdwara
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked with a kirpan at a gurdwara in Nanded, Maharashtra, on Thursday. The attacker, 62-year-old Jaspal Singh, a Pune-based lawyer, was detained at the…
The Story in Brief
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked with a kirpan at a gurdwara in Nanded, Maharashtra, on Thursday. The attacker, 62-year-old Jaspal Singh, a Pune-based lawyer, was detained at the spot. Badal suffered a hand injury and was admitted to a private hospital; doctors say he is out of danger. A police inspector was also injured while intervening.
During questioning, Singh reportedly told police he was 'angry over drug use in Punjab,' but authorities are probing whether he acted alone. This is the second attack on Badal in under two years, after a December 2024 assassination attempt at the Golden Temple. Prime Minister Modi spoke to Badal, and Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis ordered an investigation into security lapses.
The Indian Opinion
The attack has revived the lazy narrative that Z-plus security guarantees safety in any setting. But two close-range assaults at religious sites show that a gun or kirpan can still reach a protectee in a crowd of devotees. The real test is not the security category on paper but the search protocol at gurdwara entrances. How many other Z-plus protectees are walking into similar gaps?
Sources (4): indiatvnews.com, timesnownews.com, timesnownews.com (2), timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
