Activist Jagtar Singh Johal arrested in Punjab for online influence

There are claims that he was 'influencing the youth' through social media.

Jagtar Singh Johal

Family handout photo dated 18/10/17 of Jagtar Singh Johal at his wedding in India, as the British man has been arrested and detained in India Source: Press Association

BBC has reported that a Sikh group alleged that Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton was forced in to a van on 4th November by Punjab Police.

Scottish born Jagtar Singh Johal is 30 years of age and was in Punjab ahead of his wedding. The Sikh group Sikh Federation UK fears that he is being targeted because of his work highlighting the Sikh genocide in 1984.  

It has been reported that he was out shopping with his wife and a cousin in Jalandhar city, Punjab when this incident happened. His crimes are reportedly “running a magazine” in the UK about atrocities during the 1984 Sikh genocide and “influencing the youth through social media”.

His elder brother Gurpreet Singh Johal said: "Unless the British authorities quickly step in this will guarantee a law-abiding British citizen will be illegally detained for some time and will not receive a fair trial.

"He should be immediately released and returned to the UK."

He was in court on Sunday and was expected to appear again on Friday, but he did not.

His whereabouts and condition remain unknown, the Sikh Federation said.

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Published 13 November 2017 5:31pm
Updated 15 November 2017 11:56am
By Preeti K McCarthy


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