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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

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.

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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

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.

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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.

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.

Daily Record

‘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

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Record

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.

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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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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 National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson ignores plight of abducted Scot in India on trip

BORIS Johnson has come under fire for so far failing to address the case of Jagtar ‘Jaggi’ Singh Johal during his trip to India.

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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 Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

Opposition MPs raise concerns over human rights in India amid trade deal talks

Labour MP Zarah Sultana criticised the Prime Minister for visiting a JCB factory during his visit.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson urged to intervene to help free Scot jailed in India without trial

EXCLUSIVE: Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, has been imprisoned without trial in India since 2017 and the Prime Minister has been called on to help.

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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