Arrest of Jagtar Singh Johal

Jagtar Singh Johal is a British Sikh who was arrested in India, for the alleged involvement in the assassination of multiple Hindu Leaders of RSS in Punjab.

In November 2017, while in India for his wedding, he was detained. Sikh human rights groups in Punjab and the diaspora, as well as several U.K. Members of Parliament (MP), have cried foul over the unfounded arrest and brutal treatment of Johal in custody, as the Indian police have been accused of torturing Johal whilst in custody.[1] The Indian government claims that few Indian-origin British MPs are supporting Johal due to vote-bank politics.[2] Johal ran a website titled Never Forget 1984.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) handling the case have filed an over-1,000-page charge sheet, with charges against Johal related to terrorism. According to the NIA, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was the prime target in one of his alleged conspiracies.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Jagtar Singh Johal: A Scottish Sikh in a Punjab jail". Ishani Duttagupta. The Economic Times. 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (13 July 2018). "India rejects UK leniency plea for 'terrorist' Jagtar Singh Johal". Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018 – via The Economic Times.
  3. "Targeted killings in Punjab: UK resident Johal was on police radar for a year". Ravinder Vasudeva. Hindustan Times. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. "NIA again gets Jaggi's custody for five days". Manish Sirhindi. The Times of India. 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal filmed in police custody". BBC News. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. "Detained Sikh activist's family speak out". BBC News. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. "Why diaspora Sikhs are fighting to 'Free Jaggi'". Navjeevan Gopal. The Indian Express. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. "Why are Indian officials banned from Sikh Gurdwaras?". Al Jazeera. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. "Targeted killings: Jagtar Singh Johal remanded in three-day custody of NIA". 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.


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