Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Sukhbir Badal discharged from Nanded hospital after kirpan attack
Sukhbir Singh Badal is an important leader in India.
He leads a political party called the Shiromani Akali Dal.
Someone attacked him with a kirpan, which is a kind of Sikh dagger.
The attack happened inside a gurdwara, a Sikh place of worship, in a town called Nanded.
Badal was taken to a hospital, where doctors operated on him for about an hour and a half.
The doctors fixed a hurt tendon and nerve in his arm.
They said he was out of danger.
The next day, Badal was discharged and headed home to Punjab.
Police arrested a man named Jaspal Singh for the attack.
Police say they still do not know why he did it.
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was discharged from Yashosai Hospital in Nanded on Friday after undergoing surgery.
Badal was attacked with a kirpan inside Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat on the outskirts of Nanded on Thursday.
The about 90-minute surgery repaired a tendon injury and a sharp penetrating wound; doctors said he was out of danger.
The accused, Jaspal Singh, a Pune-based sewadar aged 60-62, was booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for attempt to murder and related charges.
Police said they have yet to find out why the accused attacked Badal, who escaped another attack at the Golden Temple entrance in December 2024.
- Who
- Sukhbir Singh Badal, Shiromani Akali Dal chief and former Punjab deputy chief minister, who was attacked; the accused is Jaspal Singh.
- What
- Badal was stabbed with a kirpan inside a gurdwara, underwent about 90 minutes of surgery, and was discharged from hospital.
- When
- The attack occurred Thursday; Badal was discharged around 1:30 pm on Friday, Aug 14.
- Where
- Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat on the outskirts of Nanded, Maharashtra; treated at Yashosai Hospital.
- Why
- Police have not yet determined why Jaspal Singh attacked Badal.
- Person
- Sukhbir Singh Badal, Shiromani Akali Dal chief and former Punjab deputy chief minister
- Incident
- Kirpan attack inside Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat
- Event location
- Outskirts of Nanded, Maharashtra
- Attack date
- Thursday; discharged on Friday, Aug 14
- Hospital
- Yashosai Hospital, Nanded
- Injuries and treatment
- Tendon injury and sharp penetrating wound; ~90-minute surgery repaired tendon and ulnar artery nerve
- Accused
- Jaspal Singh, aged 60-62, Pune-based sewadar at the gurdwara for two years
- Charges
- Attempt to murder and causing hurt under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita