Punjab CM writes to Governor favouring parole for convict in Beant Singh’s assassination case
Mr. Mann requested the Punjab Governor to consider granting 10 days' parole to Hawara at the earliest on humanitarian grounds
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has written to Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, advocating for a 10-day parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara, a life-imprisoned convict in the assassination of former Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995. This request aims to allow Hawara to meet his ailing mother, as her health is deteriorating due to her old age.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the authorities in Delhi's Mandoli prison to expedite Hawara's parole application, which was filed under CRWP No. 3868/2026. Mr. Mann highlighted the High Court's request for his parole consideration and emphasized the urgency of the matter due to his mother's health condition. A delegation from the Shiromani Akali Dal had previously met the Governor to seek his intervention in allowing Hawara to meet his mother.
Hawara was initially sentenced to death but had his sentence commuted, and he is currently incarcerated for life in connection with the 1995 blast at the civil secretariat in Chandigarh, which resulted in the deaths of Beant Singh and 16 others.
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