{"id":11943,"date":"2026-08-13T11:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11943"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:34:49","slug":"sad-chief-sukhbir-badal-attacked-62-year-old-assailant-had-been-living-at-nanded-gurdwara-for-2-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11943","title":{"rendered":"SAD chief Sukhbir Badal attacked: 62-year-old assailant had been living at Nanded gurdwara for 2 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133208797,imgsize-1335053,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sukhbir-singh-badal.jpg\" alt=\"SAD chief Sukhbir Badal attacked: 62-year-old assailant had been living at Nanded gurdwara for 2 years\" title=\"The SAD chief was visiting the gurdwara with his wife. (File photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The SAD chief was visiting the gurdwara with his wife. (File photo)\">The SAD chief was visiting the gurdwara with his wife. (File photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shiromani-akali-dal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiromani Akali Dal<\/a> (SAD) chief and former Punjab deputy chief minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sukhbir-singh-badal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sukhbir Singh Badal<\/a> was injured after being attacked at a gurdwara in Maharashtra&#8217;s Nanded on Thursday. The assailant, identified as 62-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jaspal-singh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaspal Singh<\/a>, had been staying at the same gurdwara for the past two years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>According to police, the attack took place when Badal was visiting Mata Sahib Gurdwara in the Hazur Sahib area. The attacker, a Nihang Sikh, allegedly tried to stab the Akali Dal leader in the stomach, news agency IANS reported quoting sources.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Security personnel accompanying Badal intervened immediately and overpowered the attacker before he could inflict more serious injuries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Police later identified the accused as Jaspal Singh, son of Teja Singh and a resident of Solapur Bazaar in Pune. <!-- -->Investigators said he had been residing at Mata Sahib Gurdwara for the last two years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Badal sustained an injury to his hand and was rushed to Yasho Sai Hospital in Nanded for treatment. Officials said that he received stitches on his hand and is in stable condition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Inspector Santosh Kendre of the Maharashtra Police&#8217;s Special Protection Unit (SPU), who was deployed for Badal&#8217;s security, was also injured while trying to stop the attacker.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The SPU is a specialised unit tasked with providing security to VVIPs during their visits and movements.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Badal was accompanied by his wife, SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal, during his visit to Takht Sri Hazur Sahib. Punjab security personnel and Maharashtra Police officers were also present when the attack took place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has sought a detailed report from the Nanded Superintendent of Police and ordered an inquiry into the motive behind the attack. <!-- -->He also spoke to Badal over the phone to inquire about his condition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Police have detained the accused and launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to the attack. Security has been tightened in and around the gurdwara premises.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>This was not the first attack on the Akali Dal leader.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>In December 2024, Badal survived an assassination attempt outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar while performing &#8216;sewadar&#8217; duties after the Akal Takht had pronounced religious punishment on him and several other party leaders over decisions taken during the SAD government&#8217;s tenure between 2007 and 2017.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/sad-chief-sukhbir-badal-who-is-attacker-62-year-old-assailant-had-been-living-at-nanded-gurdwara-for-2-years\/articleshow\/133208506.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SAD chief was visiting the gurdwara with his wife. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was injured after being attacked at a gurdwara in Maharashtra&#8217;s Nanded on Thursday. 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