jagtar singh jagtar sinthohal jagtar singh johal is from jagtar sinthohal is from near glasgow.ced to sign blank confession documents — a claim strongly denied by the indian authorities. now mr singh claim strongly denied by the indian authorities. now mr sinthohal has been detained in a number of prisons over the years, accused of funding the purchase of weapons used to assassinate hindu political and religious leaders. he claims his arrest was politically motivated. now his family in scotland continue to fight for his release — and earlier this week, his brother met the new first minister of scotland, humza yousaf. it the new first minister of scotland, humza yousaf.— humza yousaf. it was a really ositive humza yousaf. it was a really positive meeting, _ humza yousaf. it was a really positive meeting, and - humza yousaf. it was a really - positive meeting, and straightaway after the meeting he's called for his release, and he promised to write to rishi sunak, and he's done that. i don't know what else he can do because it's not within humza yousaf�*s reach to be able to go to

jagtar sinthohal is from dunbarton, near glasgow.claim he's been tortured and forced to sign blank confession documents — that's a claim which is strongly denied by the indian authorities. now, mr sinthohal has been detained in a number of prisons over the years. he's accused of funding the purchase of weapons used to assassinate hindu political and religious leaders. he claims his arrest was politically motivated. now, his family in scotland continue to fight for his release — and earlier this week, his brother met the new first minister of scotland, humza yousaf. it was a really positive meeting, to the extent straight away after the meeting, he's called for his release, and he promised to write to rishi sunak, and he's done that. i don't know what else he can do because it's not within humza yousaf�*s reach to be able to go to india and bring him back home. but it is within the uk government's reach. i've got a statement here from the uk foreign office, it says it has raised its concerns, including the allegations of torture, with

mr sinthohal was in punjab for his wedding when he was arrested over an alleged murder conspiracy.. he was arrested when he was in punjab for his wedding. his family claim he has been tortured, and they also claim that he was made to sign a blank confession document. that is strongly denied by the indian authorities. here in scotland he was an active blogger, highlighting the historic abuse of sikhs in punjab. he is being detained in a series of prisons in india over the past six years or so, accused of funding the purchase of weapons used to assassinate a number of hindu, religious and political leaders. he denies the charges against him and claims his arrest was politically motivated. 0bviously his family are very worried about him and have been meeting the first minister this last week, haven't they? his family are very worried, they have been working hard to try to keep his story in the news in scotland over recent years. they are also very concerned that he could face the death penalty in india. last week his brother met the new scottish first minister, humza yousaf, and he pr

in a letter to rishi sunak, the first minister said jagtar sinthohal had been wrongfully imprisoned.ed over an alleged murder conspiracy. 0ur news correspondent, jamie mcivor, has the background. jagtar sinthohal is from dumbarton, near glasgow, and he has been held without conviction in india since 2017 on terror charges. he was arrested when he was in punjab for his wedding. his family claim he has been tortured and they also claim that he was made to sign a blank confession document. that is strongly denied by the indian authorities. here in scotland, mr sinthohal was an active blogger, highlighting the historic abuse of sikhs in punjab. he has been detained in a series of prisons in india over the past six years or so, accused of funding the purchase of weapons used to assassinate a number of hindu, religious, and political leaders. he denies the charges against him and claims his arrest was politically motivated. 0bviously, his family are very worried about him and have been meeting the first minister this last week, haven't they? his family are very worried — they have been wor

in a letter to rishi sunak, the first minister said jagtar sinthohal had been wrongfully imprisoned.iracy. 0ur new5 correspondent jamie mcivor has more on this. jagtar sinthohal is from dumbarton, near glasgow, and he has been held without conviction in india since 2017 on terror charges. his family claim he has been tortured, and they also claim that he was made to sign a blank confession document. that is strongly denied by the indian authorities. he has been detained in a series of prisons in india over the past six years or so, accused of funding the purchase of weapons used to assassinate a number of hindu, religiou5, and political leaders. he denies the charges against him and claims his arrest was politically motivated. earlier this week his brother met the new fir5t earlier this week his brother met the new first minister of scotland. it was a really positive meeting, straightaway he called for his release — straightaway he called for his release and promised to write to rishi _ release and promised to write to rishi sunak, and he has done that. i don't _ rishi sunak, and he

in a letter to rishi sunak, the first minister said jagtar sinthohal had been wrongfully imprisoned. wedding when he was arrested over an alleged murder conspiracy. 0ur news correspondent, jamie mcivor, has more on this. he is from dumbarton. his family claim he has been tortured and forced to sign blank confession documents, a claim strongly denied. he has been detained in a number of prisons over the years, accused of funding the purchase of weapons used to assassinate hindu political and religious leaders. he claims his arrest was politically motivated, and earlier this week his brother met the new first minister of scotland. it met the new first minister of scotland. . , ., ., , scotland. it was a really positive meetin: , scotland. it was a really positive meeting, straightaway _ scotland. it was a really positive meeting, straightaway after - scotland. it was a really positive meeting, straightaway after the | meeting, straightaway after the meeting — meeting, straightaway after the meeting he has called forjagtar's release _ meeting he has called forjagtar's release and writte