Chandigarh/Nanded, Aug. 14 -- The Nihang who allegedly attacked Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal inside a gurdwara near Maharashtra's Nanded city on Thursday hails from Pune, police said.

The accused, Jaspal Singh, 63, was serving as a sewadar at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat for the past two years, said a senior official.

Nanded superintendent of police Neelabh Rohan said a case of attempt to murder had been registered under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

''We have arrested him, and interrogation is underway. We are checking his background. Initially, he said he was angry about the drug problem in Punjab. But the exact reason for the attack will be revealed only after a detailed investi...