Amritpal gets 1-day parole to attend grandmother's funeral
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 Mann, of the legal counsels of Amritpal, said a fresh plea has been filed before the judge to extend the date of the parole to November 18. The decision on the postponement of the parole will be taken around 10 am on Saturday, he added.
"The jail authorities concerned are directed to make necessary arrangements for taking the applicant to village Jallupur Khera falling Baba Bakala Tehsil of Amritsar district on Saturday from 12 pm to 3 pm in custody so that he may attend the cremation ceremony of his grandmother and would take him back in the jail immediately after the final rites," the judge said in his order.
After the demise of Kaur, the family had postponed her last rites, saying they will wait for Amritpal to attend the cremation. The district court had earlier permitted the jailed leader to interact with his grandmother through a 10-minute video call from Dibrugarh jail where he was currently lodged. However, the video call was not facilitated because his grandmother was critical, said Mann.
Amritpal is currently lodged in jail in the 2023 Ajnala police station attack case. He was arrested in Moga's Rode village on April 23, 2023, following a manhunt of over a month. Amritpal had fought the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as an independent and won from Khadoor Sahib.
Earlier, on the radical leader's application for three-day parole (from Nov 14-Nov 17), the judge had sought the state government's reply. The state had contested the application on the ground of law and order situation, security scenario and maintenance of public order. It had prayed that in the event of grant of permission to the applicant for visit to Jallupur Khera, appropriate conditions may kindly be imposed upon him.
The court, in its order, said the permission had been granted (to Amritpal) upon humanitarian grounds with the following conditions:
He (Amritpal) will not visit anywhere else except his native house at Jalllupur Khera; he will not contact any prosecution witness connected with the criminal cases pending against him; he will not address to the media or public gathering; he will not meet or speak or communicate with any public person except his family members; he will not interact with any print/social/electronic media; he should not directly or indirectly do any act or activity which can prejudice the law and order situation of the state; he shall strictly abide by instructions issued by administrative authorities or police in case of any breach of peace or any other situation arises....
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