Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Sukhbir Badal Skips SIT Appearance, Citing Medical Grounds
Sukhbir Singh Badal was asked to meet a police investigation team in Punjab.
The team is examining events connected to the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing.
Badal did not attend the meeting on Friday.
His party said he needed a medical checkup for an injured hand.
He was hurt in an attack in Nanded on August 13.
Badal asked to appear after September 30 instead.
His party also wants the investigators to send questions in writing.
The party said it has cooperated but called the investigation politically biased.
Badal had appeared before the team once before, on July 20.
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal did not appear before the Special Investigation Team on Friday.
Badal cited a medical checkup for an injury sustained in an August 13 attack in Nanded, Maharashtra.
His party said he requested a new appearance date after September 30.
SAD leader Parambans Singh Bunty Romana said Badal again requested a written questionnaire from the SIT.
The SIT is investigating the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing and related sacrilege incidents in Punjab.
- Who
- Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was summoned by the Special Investigation Team; party leaders spoke on his behalf.
- What
- Badal skipped his scheduled appearance before the SIT and requested a later date.
- When
- Friday; he requested an appearance after September 30. The underlying incidents occurred in 2015.
- Where
- The appearance was scheduled at the Punjab Police Officers Institute in Sector 32, Chandigarh; the 2015 incidents occurred in Faridkot, Punjab.
- Why
- Badal cited a medical checkup for an injury to his right hand sustained in an August 13 attack in Nanded.
Badal’s Party
Investigation Team
Reason for Missing Appearance
Badal’s Party
Badal’s party said he could not attend because he needed a medical checkup for injuries sustained in Nanded and requested a later date.
Investigation Team
The SIT summoned Badal to appear at the Punjab Police Officers Institute on Friday; the article does not state the team’s response to his absence.
Questioning Process
Badal’s Party
Parambans Singh Bunty Romana said the party has requested a written questionnaire and described the SITs as politically biased.
Investigation Team
The SIT is conducting the investigation into the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing and related incidents, but its position on a written questionnaire is not stated.
- Investigation
- The SIT is probing the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing and related sacrilege incidents.
- Scheduled venue
- Punjab Police Officers Institute, Sector 32, Chandigarh.
- Reason for absence
- Badal cited a medical checkup for an injury to his right hand.
- Injury incident
- Badal was injured in a kirpan attack in Nanded on August 13.
- Requested date
- Badal sought time to appear after September 30.
- Written questionnaire
- His party reiterated its demand that the SIT provide questions in writing.
- Previous appearance
- Badal previously appeared before the SIT on July 20.