AMRITSAR, Nov 13: An Amritsar court granted Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, who is lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam, one-day interim bail to attend the funeral of his grandmother, Charan Kaur, on November 14.
Charan Kaur, 84, died on November 8 after a prolonged illness. The family had sought temporary relief from the court, saying her last rites should be performed in Amritpal Singh’s presence.
The Amritsar district and sessions court heard Singh’s plea on Friday and granted him interim bail for one day. It also granted three days’ temporary bail to his uncle, Harjit Singh, and two days’ temporary bail to another relative, Sukhman Singh.
Singh’s lawyer had sought temporary relief for four days, from November 14 to 17, to enable him to attend the family’s religious ceremonies. The court, however, granted bail for only one day.
Singh’s lawyer said the family might move a fresh plea to change the bail period after receiving the court’s written order, as little time was available to travel from Dibrugarh to Punjab with security arrangements.
Singh, chief of Waris Punjab De, has been in custody since April 2023 in connection with a case related to an attack on Ajnala police station. He is currently lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail.
