{"id":12989,"date":"2026-08-16T12:30:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12989"},"modified":"2026-08-16T12:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:30:56","slug":"sad-chief-sukhbir-badals-wife-seeks-nia-probe-into-aug-13-attack-writes-to-amit-shah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12989","title":{"rendered":"SAD chief Sukhbir Badal\u2019s wife seeks NIA probe into Aug 13 attack, writes to Amit Shah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\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-133274851,imgsize-114420,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/shiromani-akali-dal-mp-harsimrat-kaur-badal.jpg\" alt=\"SAD chief Sukhbir Badal\u2019s wife seeks NIA probe into Aug 13 attack, writes to Amit Shah\" title=\"Harsimrat writes to Amit Shah\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Harsimrat writes to Amit Shah\">Harsimrat writes to Amit Shah<\/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) MP <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/harsimrat-kaur-badal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harsimrat Kaur Badal<\/a> has written to Union home minister requesting a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the August 13, 2026, attack on her husband and SAD chief <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>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>In her letter, Harsimrat said Badal suffered an injury to his right arm in the attack and claimed the consequences could have been fatal had an alert security personnel not intervened and risked his own life to stop the assailant.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The SAD MP said the August 13 incident was &#8220;not an isolated one&#8221;, pointing to a similar attempt on Sukhbir Badal&#8217;s life on December 4, 2024, at the premises of Shri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, where he was performing <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">seva<\/span> as directed by the Akal Takht.<\/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=\"15\"\/>&#8220;The two assassination attempts have several disturbing parallels and raise serious questions about whether they are connected. I also wish to emphasise that the second assassination attempt raises serious questions about the manner in which the Punjab Government and the Punjab Police dealt with the first attack,&#8221; the letter reads.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Harsimrat said the two incidents had &#8220;several disturbing parallels&#8221; and raised serious questions about whether they were connected. She also questioned the manner in which the Punjab government and Punjab Police dealt with the first attack, saying the second incident had brought the issue under renewed scrutiny.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Badal attacked at gurdwara in Nanded<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked at a gurdwara in Maharashtra&#8217;s Nanded on August 13. The assailant, identified as 62-year-old Jaspal Singh, had reportedly been working at the same gurdwara for around two years as a sevadar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The attack took place when Badal was visiting Mata Sahib Gurdwara in the Hazur Sahib area.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/sad-chief-sukhbir-badals-wife-seeks-nia-probe-into-aug-13-attack-writes-to-amit-shah\/articleshow\/133273934.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harsimrat writes to Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal has written to Union home minister requesting a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the August 13, 2026, attack on her husband and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal.In her letter, Harsimrat said Badal suffered an injury to his right arm 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