Meeting with Foreign Secretary disappointing, says detainee’s brother Gurpreet Singh Johal met with Yvette Cooper on Monday to talk about his brother, Jagtar Singh Johal. Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025
Briton jailed in India transferred to prison ‘among the very worst’ Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton near Glasgow, was arrested by the Indian authorities in 2017, just weeks after his wedding in the country. Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025
Morecambe’s new owners sack team boss and hire first-ever Sikh manager IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025
Ashvir Singh Johal: First Sikh manager at professional British club sets out Morecambe ambition Singh Johal became the first Sikh to take charge of a professional British club when he was named as the Shrimps’ new boss on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025
John Swinney demands urgency from UK Government to push for Jaggi release JOHN Swinney has been praised for making the release of a Scot trapped in an Indian jail “a priority” by the man’s brother. The National (Scotland) · Sep 11, 2024
Humza Yousaf urges Prime Minister to assist as Dumbarton man facing death penalty in India The First Minister said that Jagtar Singh Johal has been wrongfully imprisoned, for more than five years now, and urged Rishi Sunak to take a "direct approach" to make progress in the case. Glasgow Live · Jun 18, 2023
Humza Yousaf urges PM to act over case of blogger jailed in India Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton has been imprisoned for more than 2,000 days in India. The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023
UK government ‘to use every lever at their disposal’ for jailed Sikh blogger’s release from Indian jail Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton has been imprisoned for more than 2,000 days in India The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023
Yousaf vows to keep lobbying India for release of jailed Scottish Sikh blogger Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton has been imprisoned for more than 2,000 days in India. The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023
FM's response to Jaggi case 'shames' UK Government, brother of jailed Scot says THE brother of a Scot who claims to have been tortured in an Indian prison has said the First Minister’s approach to the case “shames” the UK… The National (Scotland) · Jun 6, 2023
Boris Johnson accused of intelligence tipoff that led to British Sikh’s alleged torture in India Labour raises questions in the Commons over Johnson’s alleged actions as foreign secretary in the case of activist Jagtar Singh Johal The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022
Minister silent on claims spy agencies’ information led to abduction of Sikh Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was in Punjab in northern India for his wedding in 2017 when his family say he was arrested. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
UK Government refuses to comment on alleged tip-off that led to Scottish Sikh's arrest THE UK Government has refused to comment on allegations MI5 and MI6 supplied information that led to the abduction and alleged torture of Scottish… The National (Scotland) · Sep 7, 2022
‘I can tell you it hurts’: Families of Britons detained abroad urge UK government to do more UK government accused of ‘lacking compassion’ and ‘ignoring’ families The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022