Nanded: Timely intervention by an alert police officer blunted the impact of a 'kirpan' attack on former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal inside a gurdwara here, but the cop suffered a slash on his right palm while overpowering the assailant, officials said on Friday.
The officer - inspector Santosh Kendre - attached to Maharashtra's Special Protection Unit (SPU), was part of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief's security detail, during his visit to the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat on the outskirts of Nanded city, where the incident occurred on Thursday.
