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Sukhbir Badal attacked at Nanded gurdwara, Pune lawyer arrested
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked with a kirpan at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat near Nanded on Thursday. The 62-year-old alleged attacker, Jaspal Singh, was arrested at…
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Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked with a kirpan at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat near Nanded on Thursday. The 62-year-old alleged attacker, Jaspal Singh, was arrested at the spot. Badal suffered injuries to his right hand and received two to three stitches. A police inspector was also injured while intervening. Badal is in stable condition and out of danger, reports said.
Jaspal Singh, a Pune-based lawyer with commerce and law degrees, had reportedly served as a sewadar at the gurdwara for two years. During preliminary questioning, he cited anger over Punjab’s drug menace, but police said his exact motive was not established. The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and local police are investigating his background, possible links and security arrangements.
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The easy narratives are already forming: one side may treat this as proof of a political conspiracy, while another may reduce it to an individual’s outburst. Neither is established. The real concern is that a Z-plus protectee was approached at a religious site for the second time in less than two years. The inquiry should establish how Singh reached striking distance, who failed to detect the threat and what safeguards will change before Badal’s next public visit.
Sources (5): indiatvnews.com, timesnownews.com, timesnownews.com (2), timesofindia.indiatimes.com, rediff.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 5 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 5 sources.
