Amritpal Singh’s Family Seeks Funeral Rescheduling to November 20; Lawyer Alleges Jail Officials Refuse Revised Application

November 15, 2026

Amritsar: Jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh’s family has decided to delay his grandmother’s cremation till November 20 so he can attend. His counsel says the legal team is struggling to get the earlier custodial parole order changed as officials at the Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam refused to accept the new application.

Amritpal Singh, head of the Waris Punjab De organisation and the Khadoor Sahib parliamentary constituency, has been in custody at Dibrugarh Central Jail since April 2023.

“The family has decided to delay the rituals till November 20 so the accused can attend. However, the jail officials have told us that they cannot honour the previous order of the court at this late stage,” Advocate Karamvir Singh Pannu told reporters on Saturday.

“Following the passing of Amritpal Singh’s grandmother yesterday, we secured relief from the court of the Additional Sessions Judge, which granted a one-day custodial parole. However, Dibrugarh Jail authorities informed us that they could not comply with the order on such short notice. We intended to file an amendment application, as the family wishes to reschedule the funeral; however, the authorities are refusing to accept our filing.”

Pannu added that the legal team will exhaust all the legal avenues to allow Amritpal Singh to attend the new funeral.

“We will pursue every legal avenue, whether it be the High Court or the Supreme Court, to uphold our rights,” he added.

Previous Custodial Parole Order

Previously, Amritpal Singh was allowed temporary custodial parole by an Amritsar court to attend his grandmother’s last rites.

The court allowed him to return to his native village, Jallupur Khera, for three hours between noon and 3pm on November 14. He will be brought in police custody with the family paying the costs.

But the legal team said they could not arrange for him to be brought from Assam to Punjab in time. The family then decided to delay the cremation and change the order.

As local courts were not open on Saturday the new application could not be processed. The legal team will try to go back to court on Monday, November 16.

Why Amritpal Singh Was In Jail

Amritpal Singh was arrested from Rode village in Punjab’s Moga district on April 23, 2023, after a police crackdown lasting more than a month.

He was arrested after he and his supporters protested and scuffled with police at Ajnala police station on February 23, 2023, demanding the release of one of his aides who had been arrested for allegedly making inflammatory and pro-Khalistan remarks.

Amritpal was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) and sent to Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam. His detention was extended in April 2024 and again in April 2025.

After being detained for the second time he went to the Supreme Court to challenge his detention.