Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was injured in a ‘kirpan’ attack inside a gurdwara, underwent surgery that lasted for about 90 minutes and is now stable, doctors treating him said on Friday.
Badal was attacked by a member of the Nihang order inside the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat on the outskirts of Maharashtra’s Nanded town on Thursday, according to the police.
An official from the police department said that Badal will likely be taken to Punjab by air in the afternoon. They have yet to find out why the accused, Jaspal Singh, attacked Badal, according to police.
Singh, who holds commerce and law degrees and is based in Pune with his family, had been working as a sewadar or volunteer at the gurdwara for the past two years. The accused, aged 60-62 years, was staying alone in Nanded.
