Supreme Court asks Delhi governmente to seek inputs from IB on Hawara plea for transfer to Punjab jail

Beant Singh’s assassin Jagtar Singh Tara being taken to a local court by police in Chandigarh. File | Photo Credit: AKHILESH KUMAR

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) asked the Delhi government to seek inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on Beant Singh murder convict Jagtar Singh Hawara’s plea for transfer from Delhi’s Tihar jail to a prison in Punjab.

A Bench headed by Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale took a cautious approach, saying the case was sensitive, and even the Punjab government seemed to be reluctant.

“We know that every sinner has a future… Like how somebody said, if you kill a single person, you are a murderer. Kill a few thousand, you are a conqueror… But we will have to look at the implications of the transfer on the society,” Justice Sundresh said.