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British spies accused of supplying information that led to abduction and torture of Scot

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was in Punjab in northern India for his wedding in 2017, when his family say he was arrested and bundled into an unmarked car.

Daily Record

Spy agencies accused of tip-off that led to Jagtar Singh Johal arrest

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has previously determined that Mr Johal’s detention ‘lacks legal basis’.

The Independent UK

British Sikh activist ‘tortured in India after tip-off from UK intelligence’

Lawyers for Jagtar Singh Johal say he was given electric shocks after unlawful arrest in Punjab in 2017

The Guardian - UK

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Spy agencies accused of tip-off which led to torture of Scot in India

UK intelligence agencies have been accused of tipping off Indian authorities about a Scottish man prior to his abduction and alleged torture by…

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Family of Dumbarton's Jagtar Singh Johal demand urgent action from UK Government after he is formally charged

The 35-year-old has also been accused of being a member of a terrorist gang, with relatives fearing he could be sentenced to death if convicted.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson says India arbitrarily detaining British Sikh activist

Letter from PM saying Jagtar Singh Johal is being arbitrarily held comes four and a half years after Johal’s arrest

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Secretary urged to step up efforts to free Dumbarton man Jagtar Singh Johal

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has ruled there is no legal basis for the 35-year-old’s continued detention in India.

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Starmer urges PM to request India release UK citizen Jagtar Singh Johal

Labour leader writes to Boris Johnson after UN working group declared Johal’s five-year detention arbitrary

The Guardian - UK

Labour take control of West Dunbartonshire Council after surprise election success

Martin Rooney, councillor for Lomond, is expected to be confirmed as the new leader of the council this month - as all 12 of the party's candidates in the area gained election.

Daily Record

UN demands immediate release of Scot locked up in India

THERE is no legal basis for the continued imprisonment of a Scottish man being held in India, the UN has said as it called for Jagtar Singh…

The National (Scotland)

UK urged to act after UN panel rules detention of Briton in India ‘arbitrary’

Jagtar Singh Johal has been detained since 2017 and allegedly tortured, accused of helping to fund assassination plot

The Guardian - UK

West Dunbartonshire Council Election 2022: Meet the Dumbarton Candidates

Currently West Dunbartonshire Council is a minority SNP administration, with the party having gained four seats in 2017 and increased their share of the vote by nine percent to overtake Labour as the biggest party.

Daily Record

Nazanin release gives fresh hope to family of imprisoned Dumbarton man

The brother of Jagtar Singh Johal and West Dunbartonshire's MP will meet with the Foreign Secretary.

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