Beant Singh assassination: HC asks Chandigarh admin to reconsider premature release of convict Gurmeet Singh | Punjab

Beant Singh assassination: Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday asked the Chandigarh administration to reconsider Beant Singh assassination convict Gurmeet Singh’s plea for premature release in three months. The Court also directed the administration to seek advice from a session judge on the matter.

The development comes as the High Court heard Gurmeet Singh’s plea for his early release in the Beant Singh assassination case.

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Gurmeet Singh, who is currently lodged in Chandigarh’s high-security Burail jail, has sought premature release on the grounds that he has already served over 25 years’ sentence in the case. He further argued that he should not be discriminated against because several other life convicts have been released after completion of their 14 years’ sentence.

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– PTC NEWS