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The Guardian - UK
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Brother of Briton held in India says UK government is ‘more talk and no action’

Portrait of Gurpreet Singh Johal
Gurpreet Singh Johal is a solicitor and a Labour member of West Dunbartonshire council. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

The brother of a British man held in an Indian jail for six years fears the UK government is “more talk” and “no action”, after Rishi Sunak raised the case with Narendra Modi at the recent G20 summit in Delhi.

Jagtar Singh Johal, 36, claims to have been tortured and forced to make a confession since he was detained in India in 2017. He faces terrorism charges and the first stages of his trial have only just got under way after repeated delays caused by disputes over evidence. He denies the charges, and he could face a death sentence if convicted.

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