Nanded, Aug. 13 -- Shiromani Akali Dal chief and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was "attacked by a Nihang" inside a gurudwara premises in Maharashtra's Nanded on Thursday, the district police said and added that he was taken to a hospital after injuries to his hand.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered an inquiry into the attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal.

The Chief Minister spoke with Sukhbir Singh Badal on the phone. Badal is learnt to have told Fadnavis that he is stable.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis sought information about the incident from the Nanded Superintendent of Police, CMO sources said.

They said the accused was arrested immediately, and the Chief Minister has order...