Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal underwent surgery after a kirpan attack. Doctors repaired a tendon injury and nerve damage during the procedure. He is now stable and expected to be discharged from the hospital today. Badal will likely be flown back to Punjab later this afternoon. Police are investigating the motive behind the attack by the accused volunteer.

Former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked near Nanded Sahib gurdwara on Thursday. | India News

NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked near a gurdwara in Maharashtra's Nanded on Thursday. Badal suffered hand injuries and his security…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inquired about Sukhbir Singh Badal's health. Badal was injured in a knife attack inside a gurdwara in Nanded. He was attacked with a kirpan by a…