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Jagtar Singh Johal Bail India

18 Sep
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Evening Standard18 Sep

Jagtar Singh Johal, a 39-year-old from Dumbarton arrested by Indian authorities in 2017 for alleged terrorism offenses, has been granted bail by Delhi High Court after a nine-year legal battle. His brother Gurpreet announced the news on Friday and expects Jagtar to be released soon following completion of paperwork. The Scottish Government welcomed this development as significant but noted that ongoing federal…

Jagtar Singh Johal granted bail in India, family of detained Scot says →2 articles from Evening Standard on this story
BBC18 Sep

Jagtar Singh Johal, a Scottish Sikh activist detained in India since 2017 on terror-related charges, has been granted bail after almost nine years of imprisonment without conviction. The 39-year-old from Dumbarton was arrested for his alleged involvement in targeted killings and supporting a terrorist group financially but was acquitted of those specific charges last year. His family expressed relief at the court’s…

Family of Jagtar Singh Johal say Scot detained in India has been granted bail →
The Guardian18 Sep

Jagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh man arrested in India in 2017 for alleged terrorism offenses related to funding the Khalistan Liberation Force, was granted bail by a Delhi court on November 4. Johal, who was detained three weeks after his wedding in Jalandhar, has been denied access to verifiable evidence against him throughout his detention. His brother Gurpreet Singh Johal expressed relief at the ruling but…

British Sikh man granted bail in India nine years after arrest →

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    Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was arrested in 2017 in connection with alleged terror offences.

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  • 18 Sep British Sikh man granted bail in India nine years after arrestJagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh man arrested in India in 2017 for alleged terrorism offenses related to funding the Khalistan Liberation Force, was granted bail by a Delhi court on November 4. Johal, who was detained three weeks after his wedding in Jalandhar, has been denied access to verifiable evidence against him throughout his detention. His brother Gurpreet Singh Johal expressed relief at the ruling but…The Guardian
  • 18 Sep Jagtar Singh Johal granted bail in India, family of detained Scot saysJagtar Singh Johal, a 39-year-old from Dumbarton arrested by Indian authorities in 2017 for alleged terrorism offenses, has been granted bail by Delhi High Court after a nine-year legal battle. His brother Gurpreet announced the news on Friday and expects Jagtar to be released soon following completion of paperwork. The Scottish Government welcomed this development as significant but noted that ongoing federal…Evening Standard
  • 18 Sep Jagtar Singh Johal granted bail in India, family of detained Scot saysJagtar Singh Johal, a 39-year-old man from Dumbarton arrested in India in 2017 on terrorism charges, was granted bail by Delhi High Court recently after a previous denial. His brother Gurpreet announced that Jagjit could be released within a week and called the decision "a really important milestone." Despite being acquitted last year in one case, Johal still faces federal charges and has been detained for nine…Evening Standard
  • 18 Sep Family of Jagtar Singh Johal say Scot detained in India has been granted bailJagtar Singh Johal, a Scottish Sikh activist detained in India since 2017 on terror-related charges, has been granted bail after almost nine years of imprisonment without conviction. The 39-year-old from Dumbarton was arrested for his alleged involvement in targeted killings and supporting a terrorist group financially but was acquitted of those specific charges last year. His family expressed relief at the court’s…BBC

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