The leader of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Sukhbir Singh Badal faced an attack with a kirpan from a Nihang sewadar in his mid-sixties at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur near Nanded Sahib in Maharashtra. The incident happened while Badal moved towards the langar hall after performing obeisance on the personal visit to a gurdwara. The security guards intervened in time and apprehended the accused and turned him over to the local police force for investigation.
Location of the incident and security breach
This incident took place at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur, which lies around 15 kilometers away from Nanded. In custody investigation: The local law-enforcing agencies have arrested the offender to know the reason behind the motive of the attack. this shrine falls under independent control of the Nihang administration While the central Takht is under the governance of the Nanded Gurdwara Board. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr. Devendra Fadnavis, has sought out the superintendent of police in Nanded to investigate the breach in security of the place during the high-profile visit.
Badal had come to Nanded along with his wife, Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal, along with other family members and political associates in a visit spanning three days.
