Arrest of Jagtar Singh Johal
Jagtar Singh Johal is a British Sikh who was arrested in India.
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, 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. The Indian government claims that few Indian-origin British MPs are supporting Johal due to vote-bank politics. Johal ran a website titled Never Forget 1984 in tribute to atrocities committed against the Sikh community across India in the mid 1980s and early 1990s.
The National Investigation Agency 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.
