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Sukhbir Badal Injured in Knife Attack in Nanded

Former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked in Nanded, Maharashtra, and is undergoing surgery.

13 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Akali Dal chief and former deputy chief minister of Punjab, was injured in a knife attack in Nanded, Maharashtra, on Thursday, according to police reports.

Following the incident, Badal was rushed to a private hospital in Nanded where surgery was reported to be underway on his hand.

This attack marks the second such incident involving Badal in two years, reminiscent of an earlier assassination attempt he survived while performing sewa at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on December 4, 2024.

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