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‘Distressing’ case of Briton jailed in India needs swift resolution, says Cooper

Jagtar Singh Johal, 39, was arrested by Indian authorities in 2017 just weeks after his wedding in the country, and has been detained ever since.

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper under pressure to demand release of imprisoned Scot on India visit

YVETTE Cooper is under pressure on a visit to India to raise the cause of a Scottish man held “unjustifiably” in an Indian prison for almost…

The National (Scotland)

Briton jailed in India after his wedding asks Foreign Secretary to help secure release

‘I’m stuck in a broken country with a broken judicial system,’ Jagtar Singh Johal said to the Foreign Secretary

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Briton jailed in India tells Foreign Secretary he is ‘stuck in broken country’

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was arrested by Indian authorities in 2017 just weeks after his wedding, and has been detained there ever since.

Evening Standard

Starmer urged to intervene in ‘rigged’ Indian prosecution of British human rights activist

Senior lawyers call on prime minister to request Indian prosecutors drop charges that would breach double jeopardy rule

The Guardian - UK

Scottish man Jagtar Singh Johal in India: UN flags ‘psychological torture’ after 8 years in jail

A Scottish national detained in India for over eight years is facing “psychological torture” due to prolonged uncertainty and delayed justice, United Nations experts have said, calling for his immediate release.

The Times of India

British man detained after wedding in India enduring ‘psychological torture’, warns UN experts

The 39-year-old from Dumbarton was acquitted last year of charges alleging financial support for a terror group

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British man detained in India enduring ‘psychological torture’, say UN experts

They are calling for Jagtar Singh Johal, 39, to be released without delay.

Evening Standard

Families of Britons languishing in overcrowded Indian jail urge government to ‘wake up’

Christian Michel and Jagtar Singh Johal have spent a combined 15 years in Indian jails without trial, prompting fears they could be caught up in a wider diplomatic tug of war over alleged Indian economic fugitives in the UK. Namita Singh reports

The Independent UK

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

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

‘Faster progress needed’ for Briton who has spent eight years in Indian jail

Jagtar Singh Johal’s wedding ring, confiscated from him when he was arrested in 2017, has gone missing it has been revealed.

Evening Standard

Indian police admit they have lost wedding ring belonging to Briton held for 8 years without conviction

Tuesday marks the eighth anniversary of Jagtar Singh Johal’s arrest in India

The Independent UK

Government had been ‘determined’ to raise case of Scot held in India – Alexander

The Prime Minister discussed the imprisonment of Jagtar Singh Johal with his Indian counterpart during his visit to Mumbai this week.

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Case of Briton detained for eight years raised with Indian leader – PM

Sir Keir Starmer said he had discussed the imprisonment of Jagtar Singh Johal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Starmer and Modi meet on second day of India trade mission

The two leaders are expected to discuss the Indian leader’s relationship with Russia and the long-term detention of a British citizen.

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Starmer ‘has not forgotten’ about Briton detained in India for eight years

Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist from Dumbarton, was arrested in India just weeks after his wedding in 2017.

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Providing more visas ‘not part of the plan’, says Starmer ahead of India visit

The Prime Minister has been joined by more than 100 business chiefs and university leaders on a trade visit to Mumbai.

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Sir Keir Starmer visits India on ‘launchpad for growth’ trade mission

The Prime Minister is also facing calls to raise the case of a British national detained abroad with his Indian counterpart Mr Modi.

The National (Scotland)

Jagtar Singh Johal's family in plea to Keir Starmer on India visit

KEIR Starmer must say “enough is enough” and call for the end of the eight-year detention of Jagtar Singh Johal when he visits India, the…

Evening Standard

PM urged to use India trip to call for release of Briton Jagtar Singh Johal

Jagtar Singh Johal has been detained by the Indian authorities since 2017, when he was arrested in the country just weeks after his wedding.

The Independent UK

Starmer urged to call for release of Briton Jagtar Singh Johal during India trip

Sikh activist was detained and imprisoned by Indian authorities in 2017

The Guardian - UK

Arbitrary detention victims urge Starmer to press Modi on jailed British Sikh

Activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been held in Indian prison for nearly eight years without full trial

The Guardian - UK

Brother of Briton jailed in India asks why UK border police are stopping him

Gurpreet Singh Johal wants to know if stops are linked to his efforts to find out whether UK intelligence played a role in sibling’s arrest

Evening Standard

Starmer raises case of Briton detained in India during meeting with Modi

Sir Keir Starmer is understood to have raised the case of Jagtar Singh Johal when he met Indian PM Narendra Modi on Thursday.

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