Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Amritsar Court Allows Amritpal Singh One-Time Call to Grandmother
A court in Amritsar has allowed Amritpal Singh to speak with his sick grandmother by video.
He can make one call, and it can last up to 10 minutes.
The call is supposed to happen within five days.
Singh is in Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam.
His lawyers asked for the call because of his grandmother’s health.
The court’s decision does not let him leave jail or change his custody.
Singh is a member of Parliament for Khadoor Sahib.
He remains in custody in connection with a police station case.
An Amritsar court authorized jailed MP Amritpal Singh to make one 10-minute video call to his ailing grandmother.
The call must be provided within five days, under an order by Additional Sessions Judge Barinder Singh.
Singh’s lawyers requested permission on humanitarian grounds, citing his grandmother’s ill health.
Singh remains in Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam; the order does not change his custody status or permit him to leave jail.
Singh represents Khadoor Sahib in the Lok Sabha and remains in custody in connection with the Ajnala police station case.
- Who
- Jailed MP Amritpal Singh and his ailing grandmother; the order was issued by Additional Sessions Judge Barinder Singh.
- What
- The court allowed Singh one video call of up to 10 minutes with his grandmother.
- When
- The call is to be provided within five days of the order; the article does not state the order’s date.
- Where
- The order was issued by an Amritsar court; Singh is held at Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam.
- Why
- Singh’s lawyers sought permission on humanitarian grounds, citing his grandmother’s ill health.
Limited family contact
Custody remains unchanged
Video call
Limited family contact
Singh’s lawyers sought a call on humanitarian grounds because his grandmother is unwell, and the court granted one 10-minute interaction.
Custody remains unchanged
The court limited the permission to a single call of up to 10 minutes, to be provided within five days.
Effect on detention
Limited family contact
The ruling gives Singh a limited way to communicate with his grandmother while he is held far from his family.
Custody remains unchanged
The order does not change his custody status or authorize him to leave jail.
- Call allowance
- One video call lasting up to 10 minutes
- Deadline
- Within five days
- Judge
- Additional Sessions Judge Barinder Singh
- Jail
- Dibrugarh Central Jail, Assam
- Parliamentary seat
- Khadoor Sahib, Punjab
- Custody status
- The order does not alter his custody or allow him to leave jail
- Case cited
- The February 2023 Ajnala police station case