Akali Dal chief and former deputy chief minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Thursday. Sources have told NDTV that Badal was attacked by a Nihang Sikh with a kirpan. The attacker has been taken into custody.
Badal has been rushed to a private hospital in Nanded after the attack. A security personnel deployed in Badal’s security was also injured in the attack.
NDTV has learnt that the attack took place at the Takht Sri Hazur Sahib Gurudwara in Nanded when Badal was walking down the stairs after offering prayers. Badal had gone to the famous gurudwara with his family. Badal’s wife and Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal was with him when the attack took place.
The attacker has been identified as Jaspal Singh, a Nihang Sikh. According to sources, the attacker was working at the gurudwara for the past two years.