Amritsar, Nov. 14 -- Khadoor Sahib MP and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, currently lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh Central Jail, was granted one-day custody parole by a court here on Friday to attend his grandmother's last rites.

Amritpal's grandmother Charan Kaur, 84, died on Sunday following a prolonged illness after which the MP's family moved a court in Amritsar, seeking his temporary release. The mortal remains of Kaur have been kept at the family's native village Jallupur Khera in Amritsar.

In his order, Mahesh Kumar Sharma, judge, special court, Amritsar directed the state government to ensure the participation of Amritpal in the cremation of his grandmother on November 14 for 3 hours at the cost borne by him. Harjot Singh Man...