Amritpal Singh granted one-day interim bail to attend grandmother's funeral

A local court in Amritsar has granted one-day interim bail to Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, allowing him to attend the cremation of his grandmother, Charan Kaur. The family of the jailed leader had previously deferred the last rites for three days, seeking his release to perform the final rituals.

Shamsher Singh Padhri, the chief spokesperson for the Akali Dal Waris Punjab De (ADWPD), confirmed the court's decision on Saturday. According to reports, the court also granted bail to two of his relatives: his uncle Harjeet Singh received three days of interim bail, while another relative, Sukhman Singh, was granted two days. The mortal remains of Charan Kaur, who was 84, have been kept at the family’s native village of Jallupur Khera in Amritsar.

While the court order has been issued, details regarding Amritpal Singh’s travel arrangements remain unconfirmed. According to Padhri, the specific time of his arrival in Amritsar and the flight he is scheduled to take have not yet been disclosed.

Prior to the court's ruling, family members and supporters had advocated for his temporary release on humanitarian grounds. Manpreet Singh Ayali, an MLA from Dakha, had publicly urged authorities to grant the parole, arguing that a grandson should not be denied the right to bid farewell to his grandmother. The legal counsel for the family had petitioned the district and sessions court, requesting that judicial officials consider both legal and humanitarian factors in their decision.

Amritpal Singh, the founder of the Akali Dal Waris Punjab De, is currently in custody in connection with the 2023 Ajnala police station attack. He was arrested in Moga’s Rode village in April 2023 after a month-long search by police, following a clash at the Ajnala police station on February 23, 2023. He later won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Khadoor Sahib constituency as an independent candidate.