Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh’s father Tarsem Singh and mother Balwinder Kaur arrived at the Dibrugarh Central Jail to meet their son on May 18.
Tarsem Singh was accompanied by advocate Rohit Sharma and advocate Rajdev Singh Khalsa (ex-Punjab MP).
Amritpal Singh has been lodged in Dibrugarh jail since April 23 along with nine other Khalistani sympathisers.
Talking to media persons, Advocate Rohit Sharma said, “We took permission from Amritsar and brought Amritpal Singh’s father and mother to Dibrugarh jail to meet their son. This is the first time they will be meeting their son post his arrest. Amritpal Singh’s father Tarsem Singh and mother Balwinder Kaur arrived here today. I have not been allowed to meet Amritpal Singh as I dnt have the required documents. But will be able to meet Amritpal’s Uncle Harjit Singh Ji”.
The advocate further informed that as of now there has been no information regarding shifting of the ten Waris Punjab De members from the Dibrugarh Central Jail to other jail.
Apart from Amritpal Singh, nine of his close aides including Daljeet Singh Kalsi, Papalpreet Singh, Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal, Varinder Singh Johal, Gurmeet Singh Bukkanwala, Harjit Singh (Amritpal Singh’s uncle), Bhagwant Singh alias Pradhan Mantri Bajeke, Basant Singh and Gurinder Singh Aujla are lodged in Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act (NSA).
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