Sixty-two-year-old Jaspal Singh, accused of attacking Shiromani Akali Dal chief and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, was sent into police custody till August 24 by the Mudkhed Court in Nanded on Friday.
Sixty-two-year-old Jaspal Singh, accused of attacking Shiromani Akali Dal chief and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, was sent into police custody till August 24 by the Mudkhed Court in Nanded on Friday.
Sukhbir Badal was attacked with a dagger inside a gurudwara premises in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Thursday, despite having Z-plus security cover. He suffered a wound of around four to five centimetres on his right forearm. A Special Protection Unit police officer accompanying him was also injured while attempting to protect him. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had sought information from the Nanded Superintendent of Police and ordered an inquiry into the incident and the motive behind the attack. Fadnavis also spoke to Badal over the phone to enquire about his health. The latest incident is the second major attack on Badal in recent years. The attacker, identified as Narain Singh Chaura, attempted to fire at Badal but was overpowered before causing serious harm.
In December 2024, he was targeted in an attempted shooting at the Golden Temple in Amritsar while performing seva.
The accused was working as a sevadar at the gurdwara for around two years, according to Nanded Superintendent of Police Nilabh Rohan.
