Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Sukhbir Singh Badal injured in kirpan attack at Maharashtra gurdwara
A very important leader in India got hurt.
His name is Sukhbir Singh Badal.
He was at a gurdwara, a place where Sikh people go to worship.
A man came up to him and hurt him with a kirpan, a special kind of knife.
Badal got a small injury on his hand.
A doctor at a nearby hospital took care of him.
The police caught the man who hurt him.
Now the Chief Minister of Maharashtra has asked police to find out why this happened.
Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was injured in a kirpan attack on Thursday.
The attack took place at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji in Mugat, Nanded, Maharashtra, by a man dressed as a Nihang.
Badal, 64, sustained a hand injury and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The alleged assailant, identified by police as 62-year-old Jaspal Singh from Pune, was arrested.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a probe into the incident and spoke to Badal to enquire about his well-being.
- Who
- Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal and former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, was the victim; the alleged assailant, Jaspal Singh, 62, from Pune, was arrested.
- What
- Badal was injured in a kirpan attack by a man dressed as a Nihang, sustaining a hand injury and requiring hospital treatment.
- When
- Thursday, as reported in the Indian Express daily briefing.
- Where
- Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji, Mugat, in Maharashtra's Nanded.
- Why
- The motive has not been reported; Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a probe into the incident.
- Victim
- Sukhbir Singh Badal
- Victim's age
- 64
- Role
- Shiromani Akali Dal president; former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister
- Incident
- Kirpan attack by a man dressed as a Nihang
- Injury
- Hand injury; treated at a local hospital
- Location
- Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji, Mugat, Nanded, Maharashtra
- Alleged attacker
- Jaspal Singh, 62, from Pune (arrested)
- Response
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a probe