SAA event in Punjab, Partap Bazaar, Amritsar District area, India on Thu 13th August 2026

Former Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh reported gunfire at his police security vehicle parked outside his residence in Partap Bazaar area in Amritsar District on August 13, reports The Tribune. A .32-bore shell and a bullet mark were found on the vehicle. The firing reportedly occurred around 11 pm on August 12, but the family discovered it only around 5 pm on August 13, when the driver noticed a bullet mark while cleaning the vehicle. CCTV footage reportedly shows a youth approaching the house on a scooter before making a phone call. His identity and motive remain unknown. Giani Raghbir Singh, who denied receiving threats, urged police to investigate the incident seriously.The incident assumes significance as it occurred on the same day that Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked at a gurdwara in Nanded, Maharashtra. Giani Raghbir Singh had imposed tankhah (religious punishment) on Badal in December 2024 over alleged sacrilege-related issues.|Meanwhile, a court in Nanded, Maharashtra on August 14 remanded Jaspal Singh, arrested for attacking Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal, in police custody until August 24, reports The Tribune. Singh was produced before the court after being questioned by multiple agencies. Police have yet to establish a concrete motive for the attack. Badal, who has Z-plus security cover, was injured in the kirpan attack at a gurdwara on the outskirts of Nanded on August 13.