Amritsar, Nov. 9 -- Sukhdev Singh Qadian, a key leader of Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh's party, Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), and the election observer for independent Tarn Taran bypoll candidate Mandeep Singh, sustained critical burn injuries after his vehicle was attacked with petrol bombs by unidentified persons at Verka Chowk, Amritsar, on Friday night.

According to the police, Qadian was returning home to Gurdaspur after his campaign activities in Tarn Taran when the assailants hurled petrol bombs at his car, leaving it completely gutted. He was initially taken to a local hospital in Amritsar but later shifted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), Ludhiana, due to the absence of a burn unit in Amritsar. His condition co...