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Scot detained in India for five years begs Liz Truss not to swap his freedom for trade deals in handwritten note

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was arrested when he was in India for his wedding in 2017 over his activism and campaigning for Sikh human rights.

Daily Record

Jagtar Singh Johal writes to Liz Truss urging her to secure his release

JAGTAR Singh Johal has written a letter to new Prime Minister Liz Truss demanding she make a stand against his imprisonment in India and work to…

The National (Scotland)

Dumbarton man Jagtar Johal Singh facing death penalty in India as calls made for his release

West Dunbartonshire Council was unanimous in agreeing a motion calling on the UK Foreign Secretary to advocate for the release of Mr Johal, who faces the death penalty.

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Brit 'tortured' and facing death sentence in India 'after tip-off from UK intelligence'

Mr Johal is a Sikh activist and blogger but Indian authorities suspect he is a member of the Khalistan Liberation Force, a banned terrorist organisation and accuse him of funding assassinations

Daily Mirror

'My brother could be hanged - and it will be on the UK Government’s hands'

THE brother of Jagtar Singh Johal has revealed his family’s heartbreak after finally being able to tell them about the UK Government’s potential…

The National (Scotland)

MI5 accused off tip-off which saw Scots groom abducted and tortured in India

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

The Scot who was snatched off the street, tortured and detained without trial

THE nightmare for Jagtar Singh Johal and his family began shortly after celebrating his wedding in Punjab.

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UK spies accused over arrest of Sikh blogger in India

London (AFP) - Human rights groups on Tuesday said UK intelligence agencies may have shared information with India that led to the arrest and torture of a Sikh blogger from Scotland.

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Jagtar Singh Johal's MP wants to know which UK ministers were involved in alleged tip-off

THE MP of Jagtar Singh Johal has demanded to know which UK Government ministers were in the chain that apparently led to intelligence being shared…

The National (Scotland)

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

Jagtar Singh: British national arrested in India and allegedly tortured after tip-off from UK intelligence agencies

Johal was arrested by Indian authorities in November 2017, just weeks after his wedding

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson slammed for response to Jagtar Singh Johal detention

A HUMAN rights group and an SNP MP have both slammed Boris Johnson for his response to the detainment and torture of Jagtar Singh Johal.

The National (Scotland)

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

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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…

Daily Record

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 Indian government is arbitrarily detaining Dumbarton man Jagtar Singh Johal.

Almost five years on, Jagtar has not stood trial in any of the cases against him and alleges the was beaten, electrocuted and tortured while in initial custody.

The Guardian - UK

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

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Daily Record

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.

The Independent UK

‘The hunger strike may be his last act”: Celebrities urge Liz Truss to secure release of Briton in Egypt jail

Alaa Abd el-Fattah has not eaten for 73 days, and his sister says he is ‘convinced he won’t leave prison alive’ as she joins his strike

The Independent UK

‘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

Daily Record

Family of Scot detained in India urges Liz Truss to demand release after five years

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, has been held in India since 2017 without a trial on alleged terror charges.

The National (Scotland)

Foreign Secretary urged to help jailed and tortured Scot in meeting with SNP MP

FOREIGN Secretary Liz Truss has been urged to step up efforts to bring home a Scot who has been detained in India for more than four years.

Daily Record

NHS in Scotland being let down by an outbreak of incompetence in Bute House

In his regular column for the Daily Record, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the NHS is infected by crises which could have been avoided - and can be fixed.

Daily Record

Keir Starmer urges Boris Johnson to demand release of Scot Jagtar Singh Johal detained in India

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, has been held in India since 2017 without a trial on alleged terror charges.

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