Arrest of Jagtar Singh Johal
The arrest of Jagtar Singh Johal is a detainment that occurred in November 2017 in Punjab, India. Arrest. Jagtar Singh Johal was arrested in India for alleged involvement in the murders of Brigadier (retd) Jagdish Gagneja , RSS leader Ravinder Gosain and Pastor Sultan Masih and for funding of the organization Khalistan Liberation Force in November 2017, while in India for his wedding. Johal has not been brought to trial. Johal is a British Sikh from Dumbarton, Scotland suspected of involvement in numerous political killings in Punjab. Reason for arrest. The Indian authorities have not yet  provided Johal's lawyer with evidence linking him to any crimes, thereby making it impossible for Johal to be brought to trial. Johal's lawyer alleges there is no such evidence, implying that the Indian authorities are deliberately and illegally detaining Johal. While in custody, Johal was also charged with another crime. His family allege that he was falsely detained and forced to sign blank statements and face torture in prison. Police have denied these claims and termed them "emotional drama", noting that anyone suffering the extent of torture alleged by Johal would have succumbed to his wounds. International and  Sikh human rights groups in Punjab and the diaspora, as well as over 140 U.K. Members of Parliament (MPs), including the former Brexit secretary David Davis; the former international development secretary Hilary Benn; the father of the house, Sir Peter Bottomley; the SNP leader at Westminster, Ian Blackford; Sheffield’s mayor, Dan Jarvis; the former Foreign Office minister Lord Hain; the former Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell; and Andrew Rosindell, a Conservative member of the foreign affairs select committee have written to Dominic Raab urging him to do more to secure the release of Johal. They are concerned over Johal 's detention and (so far unsubstantiated) allegations of brutal treatment towards Johal - the Indian police have been accused of torturing him whilst in custody. The Indian government has cited significant Khalistani outreach towards Indian-origin British MPs for their support towards Johal and insisted that their opposition is based on appeasing sentiments of large voting blocs.