Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, March 31: Punjab Congress politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who the Supreme Court condemned to one year in prison in connection with a road-rage incident that resulted in a man’s death, would be released from Patiala Prison tomorrow, according to a tweet from his Twitter account.
According to news agency PTI, his lawyer HPS Varma also verified the situation.
“This is to inform everyone that Sardar Navjot Singh Sidhu will be released from Patiala Jail tomorrow. (As informed by the concerned authorities),” the tweet said.
This is to inform everyone that Sardar Navjot Singh Sidhu will be released from Patiala Jail tomorrow.
(As informed by the concerned authorities).
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) March 31, 2023
The 59-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was given a year of “rigorous jail” last May by the Supreme Court after resigning as the leader of the Punjab Congress following the defeat of his party in the state election.
The court’s decision was based on a petition filed by the family of a man who passed away in 1988 following a fight with Mr. Sidhu and a friend of his. The family had requested a heavier sentence and a reconsideration of the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision clearing him of murder.
On December 27, 1988, Sidhu and Patiala resident Gurnam Singh, 65, got into a fight over a parking space. Gurnam Singh was reportedly dragged out of his car by Sidhu and his companion Rupinder Singh Sandhu, who then struck him. He later passed away at a hospital.
In 2018, the Supreme Court imposed a 1,000 rupee fine on Sidhu for intentionally inflicting harm on a person. But, after examining its own ruling, the court stated that it believed Sidhu should serve a jail sentence since a death must be connected to “some aggravating responsibility.”
