Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is attacked with a kirpan near a gurdwara on the outskirts of Nanded, Maharashtra, during a religious visit. Multiple outlets report that he suffers an injury to his hand and is taken to hospital for treatment.
Police and security personnel respond during the assault. Times of India reports that an injured police inspector is hurt while foiling the attack, and security personnel overpowers the attacker at the scene. NDTV and India Today also describe the attacker as a Nihang Sikh wielding the weapon, with NDTV adding that the hand injury is not life-threatening.
Outlets differ mainly in detail and emphasis: Times of India provides the most granular account of the sequence of events and the police injury, while NDTV focuses on the medical status and hospital location. Swarajya similarly describes a sword/kirpan attack but provides fewer specifics in the supplied excerpt. All accounts say police begin an investigation into the circumstances and motive behind the incident.
