Punjab Newsline | Chandigarh
Khadoor Sahib MP and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, who is lodged in Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Jail, has received relief from the Amritsar Court. The court has granted him one-day custody parole to attend the last rites of his grandmother, Mata Charan Kaur, who passed away on November 8 after a prolonged illness.
Following her death, Amritpal Singh’s family had approached the Amritsar Court, seeking permission for him to attend the funeral and other family religious ceremonies.
The family had sought four days of parole, from November 14 to November 17. However, the court granted only one day of custody parole. Amritpal Singh is expected to arrive in Punjab tomorrow.
Confirming the development, his lawyer Karamvir Singh said that Amritpal Singh had been granted custody parole. He also stated that other family members of the MP had been granted parole.
Following Charan Kaur’s death, the family had postponed her last rites, insisting that the funeral would not be performed until Amritpal Singh was granted permission to attend.
The family maintained that Amritpal Singh wished to be present for his grandmother’s last rites and that attending the funeral was his family and humanitarian right.
