Sukhbir Badal appears before SIT probing Kotkapura police firing case
3 years, 9 months ago

Sukhbir Badal appears before SIT probing Kotkapura police firing case

India TV News  

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday appeared before a special investigation team probing the 2015 Kotkapura police firing incident. Several senior Shiromani Akali Dal leaders, including Bikram Singh Majithia, Balwinder Singh Bhundar, N K Sharma and Daljit Singh Cheema, reached the Punjab Police Officers Institute in a show of support to Badal. On Tuesday, the SIT led by Additional Director General of Police L K Yadav had questioned Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch and former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal for two-and-a-half hours. Meanwhile, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday slammed Sukhbir Singh Badal and said the new SIT “inches closer to justice for Punjab's soul.” Sidhu tweeted, “6 Yrs since sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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Sukhbir Badal shooting: Accused Narain Singh Chaura granted bail
3 days, 2 hours ago

Sukhbir Badal shooting: Accused Narain Singh Chaura granted bail

The Hindu  

A court in Amritsar has granted bail to Narain Singh Chaura, who opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal at the gate of the Golden Temple in December last year. WATCH | Who is Narain Singh Chaura, the Khalistani leader who attempted to assassinate Sukhbir Badal? Chaura's lawyer Jaspal Singh Manjpur said that Chaura was granted bail …

Special Investigation Team probing Kodanad case questions SSI
1 month ago

Special Investigation Team probing Kodanad case questions SSI

The Hindu  

The Special Investigation Team of the CB-CID investigating the Kodanad murder-cum-heist case, on Tuesday, held inquiries with Special Sub-Inspector Maheshkumar, attached to the Coimbatore rural police, in a bid to trace the phone numbers of the masterminds of the crimes - Kanagaraj and K.V. The SIT, which is probing the death by suicide of Dinesh Kumar, an assistant in the …

SIT to expedite Behbal Kalan police firing probe
1 month, 1 week ago

SIT to expedite Behbal Kalan police firing probe

Hindustan Times  

With the poll debacle in Delhi serving as a wake-up call for the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, the Bhagwant Mann government appears to be expediting the investigation into the Behbal Kalan police firing case. The case dates back to October 14, 2015, when police opened fire on protesters in Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan during demonstrations against a sacrilege incident …

Badlapur encounter: Akshay Shinde’s parents want to withdraw son’s custodial death case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Badlapur encounter: Akshay Shinde’s parents want to withdraw son’s custodial death case

The Hindu  

Parents of Badlapur sexual assault accused Akshay Shinde, who was shot dead in an alleged encounter with the Thane police in September 2024, informed the Bombay High Court on Thursday that they do not want to pursue their son’s custodial death case anymore. Magistrate report On January 20, 2025, the magistrate inquiry report submitted before the High Court found that …

Badlapur encounter case: Maharashtra ropes in Amit Desai as special counsel
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Badlapur encounter case: Maharashtra ropes in Amit Desai as special counsel

India Today  

A day before the Maharashtra government is expected to clarify its stance on registering an FIR against the police officers involved in the Badlapur encounter case, in which a rape accused was shot dead, the state has appointed senior advocate Amit Desai as its special counsel. Desai will represent the state in a petition filed by the father of Akshay …

Badlapur encounter case: Akshay Shinde's parents want to withdraw plea against cops
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Badlapur encounter case: Akshay Shinde's parents want to withdraw plea against cops

India Today  

The parents of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case who was shot dead in an encounter last year, prayed with folded hands to the court on Thursday to withdraw their petition. We will keep it for tomorrow.” Prior to this, the bench had asked the state government directly whether it was going to register an FIR …

Calcutta High Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Sandeshkhali Gang Rape Case, Flags Delay In Investigation
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Sandeshkhali Gang Rape Case, Flags Delay In Investigation

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has constituted a special investigation team to probe allegations of gang rape in West Bengal's Sandeskhali allegedly involving politically influential persons.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh formed an SIT comprising Rahul Mishra, IPS and SDPO, Baduria, Basirhat Police District, along with Bireswar Chatterjee, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Homicide Section,. The Calcutta High Court has constituted a special investigation team …

Calcutta High Court orders SIT probe into Sandeshkhali gangrape case
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court orders SIT probe into Sandeshkhali gangrape case

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the formation of a Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged gang rape in Sandeshkhali. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh ordered that the SIT be led by the Assistant Commissioner of the Homicide Branch, Lalbazar, with the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Baduria, Basirhat Police District, as a member. The court mandated that the SIT submit …

‘Ignoring’ Akal Takht’s edict: SGPC members lodge dissent against SAD leaders
2 months ago

‘Ignoring’ Akal Takht’s edict: SGPC members lodge dissent against SAD leaders

Hindustan Times  

A group of SGPC members along with the representatives of various Sikh organisations on Wednesday approached the Akal Takht seeking action against Shiromani Akali Dal leaders, including Sukhbir Singh Badal, for “not complying” with the December 2 decree of the highest Sikh temporal seat in totality. A group of SGPC members on Wednesday approached the Akal Takht seeking action against …

Jammu and Kashmir: Police forms SIT to probe 14 mysterious deaths, including 11 children, in Rajouri
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Police forms SIT to probe 14 mysterious deaths, including 11 children, in Rajouri

India TV News  

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have constituted a special investigation team to investigate the mysterious death of 14 people, including 11 children, belonging to three families in a remote village in Rajouri district, officials said on Wednesday. In an order, Senior Superintendent of Police Rajouri Gaurav Sikarwar said that the SIT has been formed keeping in view the sensitivity of …

Sukhbir Badal appeals for unity, rebirth of trust in SAD
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal appeals for unity, rebirth of trust in SAD

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: A little over a month after the Akal Takht declared Sukhbir Singh Badal "tankhiya", and the Shiromani Akali Dal's working committee accepted his resignation from the post of party president, Sukhbir Singh Badal continues to be a central figure within the party. Party leaders have projected him as the next Chief Ministerial candidate and passed a resolution urging the …

Badlapur sexual assault case probe complete, cop suspended: Maharashtra to court
3 months, 1 week ago

Badlapur sexual assault case probe complete, cop suspended: Maharashtra to court

India Today  

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that the Special Investigation Team that had been formed to investigate the Badlapur sexual assault case in a school has filed two chargesheets in the case against the accused, including the trustees of the school. In August this year, 23-year-old Akshay Shinde allegedly sexually abused two kindergarten girls at a …

Sukhbir Badal's attacker to remain in police custody till December 11
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal's attacker to remain in police custody till December 11

India Today  

A court in Amritsar on Sunday extended the police custody of Narain Singh Chaura, who recently opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal at the Golden Temple, by another three days. A former Khalistani terrorist, Chaura, 68, was produced before the court amid tight security as his three-day remand was to expire on Sunday. Chaura, who is …

Sukhbir Badal performs ‘sewa’ at Fatehgarh Sahib gurdwara in Punjab
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal performs ‘sewa’ at Fatehgarh Sahib gurdwara in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday performed the duty of ‘sewadar’ outside a gurdwara in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib amid tight security.Sukhbir, who was on a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, also listened to ‘kirtan’ and washed dishes in the community kitchen.The former deputy chief minister, a Z+ protectee, arrived at the gurdwara surrounded by security personnel. …

SGPC members seek excommunication of Sukhbir attacker
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SGPC members seek excommunication of Sukhbir attacker

Hindustan Times  

While a section of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee met Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Saturday, urging him to excommunicate former militant Narain Singh Chaura who made an assassination attempt on Shiromani Akali Dal president and former deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal at the entrance of Golden Temple, radical Sikh leaders sought punishment for a youth Akali Dal leader …

Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked: ‘Why accused not arrested’, ask Akali leaders
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked: ‘Why accused not arrested’, ask Akali leaders

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal leaders condemned the Punjab government for the recent attack on party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday and called for immediate action against those responsible, reported news agency ANI. Anti-riot police officials produce Narain Singh Chaura, who opened fire at Sukhbir Singh Badal Daljit Singh Cheema, an SAD leader and former education minister of Punjab, alleged bias …

Assassination bid on Sukhbir Badal state-sponsored plot: SAD
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Assassination bid on Sukhbir Badal state-sponsored plot: SAD

Hindustan Times  

Terming the assassination attempt on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal as an assault on Sikh traditions and a deep-rooted conspiracy to finish the Akali leadership, the party’s core committee on Friday decided to approach Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria to seek an impartial probe. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal serves the 'tankhah' given to him by …

‘I can’t repay’: Sukhbir Badal hugs cops who saved him from ex-terrorist’s attack at Golden Temple, shares photo
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘I can’t repay’: Sukhbir Badal hugs cops who saved him from ex-terrorist’s attack at Golden Temple, shares photo

Live Mint  

Days after escaping a bid on his life, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal expressed gratitude towards the two police officials, Jasbir Singh and Hira Singh, for saving his life. In pics | Sukhbir Singh Badal hugs Punjab Police officials While praising the two officials for their bravery, SAD leader said that “it is not an easy thing to …

‘Part of family’: Sukhbir Badal's heartfelt note for 2 Punjab Police ASIs who saved his life at Golden Temple
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Part of family’: Sukhbir Badal's heartfelt note for 2 Punjab Police ASIs who saved his life at Golden Temple

Hindustan Times  

Sukhbir Singh Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal expressed heartfelt gratitude to the two Punjab Police personnel who saved his life during a firing attack on Wednesday. May God bless them with long life, good health and all happiness.” The former Punjab deputy chief minister narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on Wednesday when ex-Khalistani terrorist Narain Singh Chaura fired at …

Sukhbir Singh Badal hugs 2 cops for saving his life
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal hugs 2 cops for saving his life

India Today  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal, hugged two police officials on Thursday for saving his life during an assassination attempt at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. A former Khalistani terrorist, Narain Singh Chaura, fired at Badal from close range on Wednesday, but the shot missed as plainclothes policemen overpowered the attacker. Badal shared pictures of Assistant Sub-Inspectors …

Sukhbir attacker a ‘lone wolf’, says early police probe
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir attacker a ‘lone wolf’, says early police probe

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh: Narain Singh Chaura, who attempted to assassinate former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal at the Golden Temple, acted alone and was “self-motivated,” preliminary police investigation revealed, even as Badal returned on Thursday to take up sewadar duty as part of his atonement. Narain Singh Chaura, who attempted to assassinate former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal at the Golden Temple, …

Sukhbir Badal, day after assassination bid, performs ‘sewa’ at Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal, day after assassination bid, performs ‘sewa’ at Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar

Hindustan Times  

Sukhbir Singh Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Thursday performed 'sewadar' outside Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar district amid tight security after he faced an attempt on his life the day before, reported news agency PTI. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal serves his Tankhah at the Golden Temple on Wednesday The former Punjab deputy chief minister, …

Sukhbir Singh Badal Reaches Next Stop For 'Seva' Day After Assassination Bid: Watch
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal Reaches Next Stop For 'Seva' Day After Assassination Bid: Watch

ABP News  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal performed the duty of 'sewadar' outside Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar district amid tight security. Badal is undergoing a religious punishment pronounced by the Akal Takht, the temporal Sikh body, for "mistakes" committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal government in Punjab during its tenure from 2007 to 2017. #WATCH | Punjab: Shiromani …

OPINION | Attack on Sukhbir Badal: Who is behind it?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | Attack on Sukhbir Badal: Who is behind it?

India TV News  

A major assassination bid was averted at Golden Temple, Amritsar on Wednesday when an ex-terrorist fired at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was performing sewadar duty at the temple as part of his penance rites. An alert Punjab Police ASI, Jasbir Singh, in plainclothes, pounced upon the assailant Narain Singh Chaura when he pulled out a 9 …

Ex-terrorist who shot at Sukhbir Badal seen with cop before attack: Akali leader
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-terrorist who shot at Sukhbir Badal seen with cop before attack: Akali leader

India Today  

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia has claimed that a police officer in Amritsar was seen shaking hands with Narain Singh Chaura, who shot at party leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, while he was performing 'sewa' as part of a religious punishment at the Golden Temple. "CP Amritsar Mr Gurpreet Bhullar, when S Sukhbir Singh Badal was doing 'sewa', your …

Attack on Sukhbir: SAD calls for NIA probe as blame game erupts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Attack on Sukhbir: SAD calls for NIA probe as blame game erupts

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh/Amritsar : A political slugfest erupted on Wednesday following an assassination attempt on former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in Amritsar, with the opposition Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party criticising the Aam Aadmi Party -led government over the “deteriorating” law and order situation state, while the ruling party called the attack a “conspiracy to defame Punjab and Punjabis”. …

Attack on Sukhbir: Also probing if attack a ploy to gain sympathy, says Amritsar top cop Bhullar; Majithia hits back
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Attack on Sukhbir: Also probing if attack a ploy to gain sympathy, says Amritsar top cop Bhullar; Majithia hits back

Hindustan Times  

Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Wednesday kicked up a row by saying that the police are also investigating if the assassination bid on SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal was a ploy to garner sympathy, prompting a sharp reaction from Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia who alleged that police have failed to do their job properly. SAD immediately countered …

Top News, 4 Dec: Sukhbir Badal attacked, Fadnavis to take oath as Maha CM, RBI MPC meeting & more
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Top News, 4 Dec: Sukhbir Badal attacked, Fadnavis to take oath as Maha CM, RBI MPC meeting & more

Live Mint  

Sukhbir Singh Badal being shot at Golden Temple to BJP's decision to Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra CM to RBC MPC meet, here are today's top stories. Devendra Fadnavis to take oath as Maharashtra CM tomorrow Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis is all set to be sworn in as Maharashtra's next chief minister. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former …

Arvind Kejriwal Alleges Conspiracy Over Sukhbir Badal Assassination Attempt 'Big Conspiracy To Defame Punjab'
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal Alleges Conspiracy Over Sukhbir Badal Assassination Attempt 'Big Conspiracy To Defame Punjab'

ABP News  

AAP convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday condemned the assassination attempt on Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal, calling it a 'big conspiracy.' "Today an incident happened in Punjab, someone tried to shoot at former Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal but due to the alertness of Punjab Police, a big accident was averted. #WATCH | AAP …

‘Conspiracy to defame Punjab’: Arvind Kejriwal on assassination bid against Sukhbir Singh Badal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Conspiracy to defame Punjab’: Arvind Kejriwal on assassination bid against Sukhbir Singh Badal

Hindustan Times  

Former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday claimed that a major conspiracy is being plotted to defame Punjab and its people. His remarks came in the wake of the assassination attempt on Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal. An attempt was made to shoot former chief minister …

How an alert Punjab Police ASI thwarted murder bid on Sukhbir Badal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How an alert Punjab Police ASI thwarted murder bid on Sukhbir Badal

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Prompt action by an alert Punjab Police ASI on Wednesday helped thwart a 'murderous' bid on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Assistant Sub-Inspector Jasbir Singh, who was standing close to Sukhbir Badal at the entrance of the Golden Temple in plainclothes, swung into action the moment he sensed a threat to …

Sukhbir Badal assassination bid: Top cop lauds Punjab Police; Opposition slams Bhagwant Mann govt
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal assassination bid: Top cop lauds Punjab Police; Opposition slams Bhagwant Mann govt

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal had a close shave on Wednesday after a man opened fire, pointing the weapon towards him while he was performing the duty of 'sewadar' outside the Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar on Wednesday. CM Mann lauds promptness of Punjab police Reacting to the incident, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said on X, “Punjab …

Sukhbir Singh Badal survives assassination attempt at Golden Temple; shooter held
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal survives assassination attempt at Golden Temple; shooter held

Hindustan Times  

Former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, 62, on Wednesday survived an assassination attempt at Amritsar’s Golden Temple while performing sewa as penance for “mistakes” during the Shiromani Akali Dal rule in Punjab. Badal and former Union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa arrived on wheelchairs with placards acknowledging their mistakes, including failure to punish those guilty of the 2015 sacrilege incidents …

Sukhbir Badal attack news: ‘Was sitting by Guru Ram Das Dwar when…,’ Daljit Cheema shares how it happened
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal attack news: ‘Was sitting by Guru Ram Das Dwar when…,’ Daljit Cheema shares how it happened

Live Mint  

Sukhbir Badal attack news:A man shot at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal while he was performing the duty of 'sewadar' outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday. ADCP Harpal Singh said, "There were proper security arrangements here.Sukhbir ji was properly covered.Narayan Singh Chaura was here yesterday as well.Today too, he first paid obeisance to the Guru." Sukhbir …

Sukhbir Badal attack news: Moment of shooting caught on video; bullet hits Golden Temple wall
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal attack news: Moment of shooting caught on video; bullet hits Golden Temple wall

Live Mint  

Sukhbir Badal Attack News: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal was shot at by a man while performing his duty as a ‘sewadar’ outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday. Pronouncing the ‘tankhah’ for Badal and other leaders for the “mistakes” committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017, the Sikh clergy at …

Sukhbir Singh Badal survives a gunfire attack outside the Golden Temple during religious penance
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal survives a gunfire attack outside the Golden Temple during religious penance

The Hindu  

Former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday averted an assassination bid, after a former militant and pro-Khalistan sympathiser opened fire at him outside the Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar, where he was performing penance for his ‘mistakes’. Gunshots fired at Sukhbir Singh Badal outside Golden Temple According to the police, the accused …

Sukhbir Badal news: Man fires at SAD leader during Golden Temple ’seva’, incident caught on camera
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal news: Man fires at SAD leader during Golden Temple ’seva’, incident caught on camera

Live Mint  

Sukhbir Badal Attack News: In a massive security breach at Golden Temple, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal was shot at by a man while he was performing the duty of 'sevadar' on Wednesday. I want to ask Bhagwant Mann what has he done to the state," said Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema after a man opened …

Sukhbir Badal assassination bid: Will the shooting garner sympathy for Akali Dal?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal assassination bid: Will the shooting garner sympathy for Akali Dal?

India Today  

The assassination bid on Sukhbir Badal outside the Golden Temple has stirred a hornet’s nest, beginning a debate about its potential impact on the political future of the panthic party. Badal, the leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal and former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, survived an assassination attempt by terrorist Narayan Singh Chaura while performing 'sewa' after being religiously …

Akal Takht Punishment May Revive Akali Dal But What's Next for Sukhbir Badal?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Akal Takht Punishment May Revive Akali Dal But What's Next for Sukhbir Badal?

The Quint  

On 3 December, former Shiromani Akali Dal chief ex-Deputy CM of Punjab, Sukhbir Badal, was seen standing as a sewadar on guard duty at Sri Harmandir Sahib with a placard around his neck saying "Forgive us sinners/criminals". This was a day after the Akal Takht, the highest temporal body for Sikhs, announced the punishment for Badal and other senior Akali …

Why Akal Takht ordered Sukhbir Badal to clean toilets, wash utensils at Golden Temple
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Akal Takht ordered Sukhbir Badal to clean toilets, wash utensils at Golden Temple

Firstpost  

Former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and ex-president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Sukhbir Singh Badal, has been ordered to clean toilets and wash utensils at the Golden Temple after Akal Takht, the supreme temporal body of the Sikh community, declared him ‘tankhaiya’ in August. He was seen serving his punishment in a wheelchair on Tuesday morning with a plaque around …

Sukhbir Singh Badal receives religious punishment; Akal Takht orders ex-SAD chief to clean toilets, utensils, shoes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal receives religious punishment; Akal Takht orders ex-SAD chief to clean toilets, utensils, shoes

Live Mint  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, the former president of Shiromani Akali Dal, was conferred 'tankhah', or religious punishment, on Monday. Besides listening to ‘kirtan,' Sukhbir Singh Badal was asked to serve as a 'sewadar' and clean utensils and shoes at Amritsar's Temple, as per the order. As Jathedar withdrew the title of 'Fakhre-e-Qaum' bestowed upon Sukhbir Badal's father, he decreed that Sukhbir …

Sukhbir Badal injures foot during visit to Akal Takht over religious punishment
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal injures foot during visit to Akal Takht over religious punishment

India Today  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday suffered a minor hairline fracture on his right foot when he met the jathedar of Akal Takht in Amritsar to seek pronouncement of religious punishment. On August 30, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh declared Badal 'tankhaiya' for "mistakes" committed by the SAD and its government from 2007 to 2017. A picture …

Karnataka govt sets up SIT to probe cases against Munirathna
6 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka govt sets up SIT to probe cases against Munirathna

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The State Government on Saturday constituted a Special Investigation Team of the state police to investigate three criminal cases registered against RR Nagar BJP MLA Munirathna. The two cases registered against the 60-year-old MLA in Vyalikaval police station on September 13 and the rape case registered in Kaggalaipura police station of Ramanagara district on September 18 will be handed …

Sukhbir Badal declared tankhaiya by Akal Takht for religious misconduct
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal declared tankhaiya by Akal Takht for religious misconduct

Hindustan Times  

Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal seat, on Friday declared Shiromani Akali Dal president and former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal tankhaiya for the mistakes committed by the SAD and its government from 2007-17 and also summoned Sikh members of his cabinet during the SAD-BJP regimes. Pronouncing the verdict from the Takht in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, …

Badlapur assault: Accused in judicial custody, SIT to conduct identification parade
7 months ago

Badlapur assault: Accused in judicial custody, SIT to conduct identification parade

Hindustan Times  

A special POCSO court in Kalyan on Monday remanded the 24-year-old cleaning staffer accused of sexually assaulting the two girls to 14 days’ judicial custody. The SIT appointed by the state government presented the accused in court and outlined its course of action, including plans to conduct an identification parade and efforts to identify additional victims if any. Public prosecutor …

Sexual harassment case against Sandeep Singh: Victim seeks details of SIT report
7 months, 1 week ago

Sexual harassment case against Sandeep Singh: Victim seeks details of SIT report

Hindustan Times  

The junior coach who accused former Haryana sports minister and former captain of the Indian hockey team, Sandeep Singh, of sexual harassment has filed an application seeking details on the Sandeep Singh was booked for allegedly seeking sexual favours and molesting the junior coach, who had turned down his advance. The victim said she suspects the SIT report has been …

Badal pens letter to Akal Takht, says ‘sorry for mistakes’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Badal pens letter to Akal Takht, says ‘sorry for mistakes’

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Facing a vertical split in his party, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday “accepted” all allegations leveled against him by rebel leaders and sought “unconditional forgiveness for all mistakes.” The rebel leaders have accused Badal of favouring Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim and influencing the Akal Takht to pardon the sect chief. Akal Takht …

SAD chief Sukhbir to abide by Akal Takht summons
8 months, 1 week ago

SAD chief Sukhbir to abide by Akal Takht summons

The Hindu  

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on Tuesday that he would abide by an Akal Takht summons and appear before the highest Sikh temporal seat to answer allegations by a rebel group of the SAD that he “compromised Panth sentiments for political gains.” Mr. Badal said that as a devout Sikh, he would follow the orders of the …

Majithia gets fresh SIT summons in drug case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Majithia gets fresh SIT summons in drug case

Hindustan Times  

Two days after getting relief from the Punjab and Haryana high court over summons issued by a special investigation team probing a 2021 drug case against Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, the SIT on Wednesday issued a fresh summons and directed the SAD leader to appear before it on July 18 for questioning in connection with the same …

SIT formed to probe assault on Sikh man in Kaithal
9 months, 2 weeks ago

SIT formed to probe assault on Sikh man in Kaithal

Hindustan Times  

Haryana Police have formed a five-member Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged assault on a Sikh man who has claimed that two men thrashed him and called him a “Khalistani”. The SIT will be headed by a deputy superintendent of police rank officer, officials said, adding that the CCTV footage of the area where the alleged incident took place …

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