AMRITSAR: Khalistani militant Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar was released from Amritsar Central Jail for six weeks on parole on Saturday.
Bhullar—who has been serving a life sentence for his role in the 1993 Delhi blast that killed nine people and wounded several others—was among 529 prisoners who have been released from jail in an attempt to decongest Indian prisons in view on the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
The global pandemic has infected over 10,00,000 people with a death toll of over 50,000.
In India, the pandemic has claimed 62 people from 2,650 reported infections.
Punjab has 57 reported infections with five deaths.