Punjab CM writes to Governor favouring parole for convict in Beant Singh’s assassination case
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has requested the Governor to grant a 10-day parole to Jagtar Singh Hawara, who is serving a life sentence for the 1995 assassination of former CM Beant Singh. The request is based on humanitarian grounds to allow Hawara to visit his ailing mother, following a directive from the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday (August 8, 2026) wrote to Governor Gulab Chand Kataria favouring the grant of 10-day parole to Jagtar Singh Hawara, jailed for life for the assassination of then Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995, to enable him to meet his ailing mother.
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