‘Waheguru Ordered Me’: Accused Tells Nanded Police Why He Attacked Sukhbir Badal

The
accused
who
attacked
Shi oma i
Akali
Dal
(SAD)
chief
Sukhbi
Si gh
Badal
has
told
the
police
that
he
t ied
to
kill
the
fo me
Pu jab
deputy
chief
mi iste
because
he
had
eceived
a
“o de
f om
Wahegu u”.& bsp;

The
SAD
chief
sustai ed
a
ki pa
attack
o
Thu sday
i side
a
gu dwa a
i
Maha asht a’s
Na ded,
followi g
which
he
u de we t
su ge y
a d
is
ow
stable.& bsp;

Acco di g
to
i fo matio
available
to
ABP
News,
accused
Jaspal
Si gh
made
the
claim
du i g
questio i g
by
Na ded
police.
Se io
police
sou ces
said
Si gh
told
i vestigato s
that
he
decided
to
attack
Badal
because
he
believed
he
had
eceived
the
divi e
i st uctio .

Police
a e
ow
i vestigati g
the
ci cumsta ces
su ou di g
the
claim,
i cludi g
the
accused& squo;s
me tal
state
at
the
time
of
the
attack
a d
what
may
have
led
him
to
make
such
a
stateme t.

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Modi
Calls
Ha sim at
Kau ,
E qui es
About
Badal& squo;s
Health
Afte
Na ded
Attack

Badal
I ju ed
I
Ki pa
Attack

Badal
was
attacked
o
Thu sday
i side
Gu dwa a
Mata
Sahib
Deva
Ji
Mugat
o
the
outski ts
of
Na ded
tow .
Police
said
the
attacke
was
a
membe
of
the
Niha g
o de .

Badal
was
take
to
Yashosai
Hospital
i
Na ded
afte
suffe i g
a
sha p
pe et ati g
i ju y
to
his
ha d.
Visuals
showed
the
SAD
chief
walki g
i side
the
hospital
with
his
ight
ha d
w apped
i
a
cloth.

The
attack
came
mo ths
afte
Badal
su vived
a
attempt
o
his
life
at
the
e t a ce
of
the
Golde
Temple
i
Decembe
2024.

Su ge y
Lasted
A ou d
90
Mi utes

Docto s
t eati g
Badal
said
his
su ge y
lasted
a ou d
a
hou
a d
a
half.
He
suffe ed
a
te do
i ju y
a d
a
sha p
pe et ati g
wou d,
which
equi ed
su gical
epai .

A
docto
at
the
hospital
said
Badal& squo;s
te do
was
epai ed
a d
that
a
plastic
su geo
also
t eated
a
i ju y
i volvi g
the
ul a
a te y
e ve.
The
docto
said
the
SAD
chief
was
out
of
da ge
a d
stable.

Badal
is
expected
to
be
discha ged
o
F iday.
A
police
official
said
he
will
likely
be
flow
to
Pu jab
by
ai
i
the
afte oo
afte
his
discha ge.

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‘Just
Felt
Like
It& squo;:
Who
Is
Jaspal
Si gh,
Niha g
Sikh
Held
I
Sukhbi
Badal
Attack?

Who
Is
The
Accused?

Police
ide tified
the
accused
as
Jaspal
Si gh,
who
is
aged
betwee
60
a d
62
yea s.
He
holds
deg ees
i
comme ce
a d
law
a d
lives
with
his
family
i
Pu e.

Si gh
had
epo tedly
bee
wo ki g
as
a
sewada ,
o
volu tee ,
at
the
gu dwa a
fo
a ou d
two
yea s.
At
the
time
of
the
i cide t,
he
was
stayi g
alo e
i
Na ded.

The
police
have
booked
him
u de
the
Bha atiya
Nyaya
Sa hita
fo
attempt
to
mu de ,
volu ta ily
causi g
hu t
by
da ge ous
weapo s
o
mea s,
a d
volu ta ily
causi g
g ievous
hu t
to
a
public
se va t
to
dete
the
pe so
f om
pe fo mi g
thei
duty.

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