The
SAD
chief
was
visiti g
the
gu dwa a
with
his
wife.
(File
photo)
NEW
DELHI:
Shi oma i
Akali
Dal
(SAD)
chief
a d
fo me
Pu jab
deputy
chief
mi iste
Sukhbi
Si gh
Badal
was
i ju ed
afte
bei g
attacked
at
a
gu dwa a
i
Maha asht a’s
Na ded
o
Thu sday.
The
assaila t,
ide tified
as
62-yea -old
Jaspal
Si gh,
had
bee
stayi g
at
the
same
gu dwa a
fo
the
past
two
yea s.Acco di g
to
police,
the
attack
took
place
whe
Badal
was
visiti g
Mata
Sahib
Gu dwa a
i
the
Hazu
Sahib
a ea.
The
attacke ,
a
iha g
Sikh,
allegedly
t ied
to
stab
the
Akali
Dal
leade
i
the
stomach,
ews
age cy
IANS
epo ted
quoti g
sou ces.Secu ity
pe so el
accompa yi g
Badal
i te ve ed
immediately
a d
ove powe ed
the
attacke
befo e
he
could
i flict
mo e
se ious
i ju ies.Police
late
ide tified
the
accused
as
Jaspal
Si gh,
so
of
Teja
Si gh
a d
a
eside t
of
Solapu
Bazaa
i
Pu e.
I vestigato s
said
he
had
bee
esidi g
at
Mata
Sahib
Gu dwa a
fo
the
last
two
yea s.Badal
sustai ed
a
i ju y
to
his
ha d
a d
was
ushed
to
Yasho
Sai
Hospital
i
Na ded
fo
t eatme t.
Officials
said
that
he
eceived
stitches
o
his
ha d
a d
is
i
stable
co ditio .I specto
Sa tosh
Ke d e
of
the
Maha asht a
Police’s
Special
P otectio
U it
(SPU),
who
was
deployed
fo
Badal’s
secu ity,
was
also
i ju ed
while
t yi g
to
stop
the
attacke .
The
SPU
is
a
specialised
u it
tasked
with
p ovidi g
secu ity
to
VVIPs
du i g
thei
visits
a d
moveme ts.Badal
was
accompa ied
by
his
wife,
SAD
MP
Ha sim at
Kau
Badal,
du i g
his
visit
to
Takht
S i
Hazu
Sahib.
Pu jab
secu ity
pe so el
a d
Maha asht a
Police
office s
we e
also
p ese t
whe
the
attack
took
place.
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Maha asht a
CM
Deve d a
Fad avis
has
sought
a
detailed
epo t
f om
the
Na ded
Supe i te de t
of
Police
a d
o de ed
a
i qui y
i to
the
motive
behi d
the
attack.
He
also
spoke
to
Badal
ove
the
pho e
to
i qui e
about
his
co ditio .Police
have
detai ed
the
accused
a d
lau ched
a
i vestigatio
i to
the
ci cumsta ces
that
led
to
the
attack.
Secu ity
has
bee
tighte ed
i
a d
a ou d
the
gu dwa a
p emises.This
was
ot
the
fi st
attack
o
the
Akali
Dal
leade .I
Decembe
2024,
Badal
su vived
a
assassi atio
attempt
outside
the
Golde
Temple
i
Am itsa
while
pe fo mi g
‘sewada ‘
duties
afte
the
Akal
Takht
had
p o ou ced
eligious
pu ishme t
o
him
a d
seve al
othe
pa ty
leade s
ove
decisio s
take
du i g
the
SAD
gove me t’s
te u e
betwee
2007
a d
2017.
