AMRITSAR, May 6 -- : Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament (MP) Amritpal Singh, currently lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail, appeared before additional sessions judge Parinder Singh via video conferencing as his trial commenced in the February 2023 Ajnala police station siege case.

After his defence counsel, Rituraj Singh Sandhu sought more time to examine the 1,200-page chargesheet submitted by the Punjab Police against Singh, an Amritsar court on Tuesday scheduled the next date of hearing on May 7.

Sandhu stated that they requested additional documents, which have now been provided. He added that they will move an application at the next hearing to contest the charges imposed on Singh, including Section 307 (attempt to murder) of ...