# Sukhbir Badal attacked in Nanded gurdwara, accused arrested 2026-08-13T09:55:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 5 independent outlets Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked with a kirpan at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur near Nanded, Maharashtra, on Thursday. He suffered a hand injury and was taken to Yashosai Hospital, where his condition is stable. The accused, a man in his mid-sixties wearing Nihang attire, was arrested immediately. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an inquiry. Badal was on a three-day visit with his wife, MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal. The gurdwara is controlled by a Nihang sampradai and is not managed by the central board. This is the second attack on Badal in two years. In December 2024, he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by a former militant outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - ndtv.com - hindustantimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - thehindu.com Tags: Akali Dal, attack, hospitalised, Maharashtra, SAD chief, Sukhbir Singh Badal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sukhbir-singh-badal-attacked-in-maharashtra-hospitalised/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sukhbir-singh-badal-attacked-in-maharashtra-hospitalised/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.