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UN finds no legal basis for Scottish Sikh’s detention in India

A Scottish Sikh being held in India should be immediately released, a UN human rights group has said, after it found his continued imprisonment had no legal basis. Jagtar Singh Johal, of Dumbarton, was arrested on November 4 2017 after travelling to ...

09 May 2022 at 10:55

Humza Yousaf urges PM to act over case of blogger jailed in India

Scotland’s First Minister has written to the Prime Minister urging him to ask the Indian government to release a Scottish Sikh blogger who has been in jail there for more than five years. Humza Yousaf said that Jagtar Singh Johal has been ...

17 Jun 2023 at 11:01

Yousaf vows to keep lobbying India for release of jailed Scottish Sikh blogger

Scotland’s First Minister has vowed to keep lobbying for the release of a Scottish Sikh blogger who has been jailed in India for more than five years. Humza Yousaf made the pledge during a meeting with the brother of Jagtar Singh Johal ...

07 Jun 2023 at 00:26

Brother of imprisoned blogger speaks of anguish ahead of arrest anniversary

The brother of a British man held in prison in India has spoken of his worries about the case, ahead of the seventh anniversary of his arrest on Monday. Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist from Dumbarton, was in Punjab, northern India,...

31 Oct 2024 at 15:25

‘Moment of truth’ for Lammy on Scot detained in India, says brother

The brother of a Scot detained in India since 2017 has said now is the “moment of truth” for the Foreign Secretary to push for his release. Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, was arrested while in India for his ...

01 May 2025 at 19:08

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

Sir 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 British citizen’s family has said. The PM is travelling to India on Tuesday, where he ...

07 Oct 2025 at 00:01

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

Sir Keir Starmer has embarked on the largest-ever British trade mission to India, where he is promoting the recently signed deal with the country as a “launchpad for growth”. The Prime Minister is joined by 125 chief ...

07 Oct 2025 at 22:30

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

“Faster progress” is needed to resolve the case of a British man who has now spent eight years behind bars in India, Downing Street has said. Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist from Dumbarton near Glasgow, was ...

04 Nov 2025 at 00:01

Briton jailed in India transferred to prison ‘among the very worst’

The family of a British man who has spent eight years behind bars in India have warned he faces increased danger after being transferred to a jail they describe as “among the very worst”. Jagtar Singh Johal, ...

28 Nov 2025 at 16:09

Meeting with Foreign Secretary disappointing, says detainee’s brother

The brother of a man arbitrarily detained in India has said he todays meeting with the Foreign Secretary was “one of the most disappointing meetings yet”. Gurpreet Singh Johal met the Foreign Secretary ...

01 Dec 2025 at 22:19

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