Sukhbir Singh Badal Appears Before SIT in 2015 Behbal Kalan Police Firing Case
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal appeared before a Punjab Police Special Investigation Team probing the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing and sacrilege cases. Summoned by the SIT led by DIG Harjit Singh, Badal was questioned for around two hours amid heavy police deployment in Chandigarh. He accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of politicizing the issue and claimed the SIT was formed for political motives. The cases relate to sacrilege incidents and police firing that resulted in two deaths during protests in Faridkot in 2015.
First-hand measurement across 6 sources
We measured how 6 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 9%, Centre 83%, Right 8%). Overall sentiment is neutral (41/100). Lens Score 70/100.
Outlets measured: thestatesman, thehindu, news18, thetribune, hindustantimes, thetribune. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 6 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (22–48/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thetribune broke this story on 20 Jul, 07:49 am. Other outlets followed.