{
  "id": 721676,
  "title": "Former Punjab CM Beant Singh’s murder convict declines custody parole offer, seeks regular parole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/former-punjab-cm-beant-singhs-murder-convict-declines-custody-parole",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T01:52:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-punjab-cm-beant-singh-murder-convict-jagtar-singh-hawara-declines-custody-parole-offer-seeks-regular-parole-101786585356771.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination convict, Jagtar Singh Hawara, has rejected a two-day custody parole offer from the Delhi Prisons Department to visit his elderly mother in the hospital. Instead, he is requesting regular parole. Custody parole allows a prisoner to temporarily leave jail with an armed police escort for urgent family matters, while regular parole grants more freedom. Hawara is currently held at Central Jail, Mandoli. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann had met with Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria to advocate for a 10-day parole, promising full responsibility for maintaining law and order during the release period. However, Hawara declined the custody parole, stating he does not require police protection and is considered a high-risk prisoner. The Delhi Prisons Department will decide whether to grant custody parole or regular parole.",
  "summary": "Custody parole is a short-term, supervised release of a convicted prisoner from jail. An armed police escort stays with the inmate the entire time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}