The Latest Breaking News from Jagtar Singh Johal

Campaigners mark 2000 days since arrest of Jagtar Singh Johal

THE family of imprisoned Dumbarton man Jagtar Singh Johal say they fear he could be stuck in arbitrary detention for 40 years due to delays in the…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 26, 2023

Dumbarton man languishing in Indian jail could wait 40 years to learn his fate

Jagtar Singh Johal's has been stuck in prison without trial since 2017, now his worried family fear he could be an old man by the time Indian authorities bring the case against him to a conclusion.

Glasgow Live · Apr 23, 2023

Scot trapped in Indian jail 'could wait 40 years' to learn his fate

Next Wednesday marks 2000 days since Jagtar Singh Johal was locked up while his brother claims just one witness from 200 has been questioned so far.

Daily Record · Apr 23, 2023

Foreign Office scaling back support for UK Sikh activist held in India, Keir Starmer says

Sunak’s government has refused to echo assertion that Jagtar Singh Johal is being arbitrarily detained

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023

Jagtar Singh Johal's brother writes to MI6 chief as Dumbarton man spends another birthday in prison

In an open letter to MI6 chief Richard Moore, Gurpreet Singh Johal says “with your help, maybe one day soon, he’ll be walking back through our front door in Dumbarton, instead of fearing the death penalty in Delhi”.

Daily Record · Feb 9, 2023

Jagtar's brother demands meeting with MI6 boss on imprisoned Scot's birthday

Gurpreet Singh Johal, from Dunbarton, has accused UK spooks of assisting in the sting which initially saw his brother put behind bars in India

The National (Scotland) · Feb 9, 2023

MP calls for Rishi Sunak to take 'urgent action' over Scot detained in India for five years

Jagtar Singh Johal is accused of being a part of a Sikh assassination plot on Hindus. He has been imprisoned without trial since 2017.

Daily Record · Jan 19, 2023

MP calls for urgent action as Dumbarton man Jagtar Johal Singh faces death penalty in India

Martin Docherty-Hughes MP, who represents West Dunbartonshire, will use a general debate at Westminster to call for urgent action by the UK Government to release Mr Johal.

Glasgow Live · Jan 19, 2023

Sunak must act to end 'arbitrary detention' of Scot jailed in India, says SNP MP

AN SNP MP will call on the UK government to urgently act on the imprisonment of his West Dunbartonshire constituent, Jagtar Singh Johal, who has…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 19, 2023

Britain’s new tough talk is a sham. Why would dictators ‘fear’ ministers who befriend them?

James Cleverly squares up to some states, but ducks egregious cases involving allies such as India, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, says Dan Dolan of Reprieve

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022