Amritpal Singh gets 1-day bail to attend grandmother's last rites
What's the story
Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh has been granted one-day interim bail by a local court to attend the last rites of his grandmother, Charan Kaur, on Saturday. Shamsher Singh Padhri, chief spokesperson of Singh's Akali Dal Waris Punjab De (ADWPD), said that other family members, including his uncle Harjeet Singh and another relative Sukhman Singh, were also given temporary relief of three and two days.
Parole request
Charan passed away after prolonged illness
The family had this week postponed Charan's cremation by three days, hoping that Singh would be granted parole.
"My brother is in Bathinda jail, while Amritpal's brother is also in jail. We are considering all options. We have decided to keep the body for three days and wait for the government to act," Amritpal's father, Tarsem Singh said earlier.
Charan (87) passed away after a prolonged illness.
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Charan had been unwell for past three months
The family had moved an application seeking interim bail for Amritpal to enable him to meet his grandmother before her death.
However, on October 7, the Amritsar District Court allowed the MP to speak to her through a 10-minute video call.
Tarsem said Charan had been unwell for the past three months and had been hospitalized twice during this period.
Legal history
Singh currently lodged in an Assam jail
Singh is currently lodged in an Assam jail in connection with the 2023 Ajnala police station attack case.
On February 23, 2023, he and his supporters stormed the Ajnala police station near Amritsar, demanding the release of his aides.
He was arrested on April 23, 2023, after a month-long manhunt.
Despite his legal troubles, he contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from Khadoor Sahib and won.