Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal attacked in Nanded; two suspects taken into custody

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Updated - August 13, 2026 04:01 pm IST - CHANDIGARH

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was in Nanded and after paying obeisance at Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib Gurudwara, he had gone to another Gurdwara nearby, his party leader said on August 13, 2026. Credit: Special arrangement

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal suffered a hand injury in an attack by two unidentified persons allegedly wearing the attire of Nihang Sikhs, in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Thursday (August 13, 2026).