India news: British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal granted bail after 9 years in detention
Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been granted bail after more than eight years without trial. Meanwhile, India swapped its male flagbearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony over a missing kit. DW has more.
British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been granted bail after nearly nine years in detention in India. The 39-year-old was arrested in 2017 for his alleged involvement in financing and courier work for the banned Khalistan Liberation Force, as well as for a series of targeted killings in Punjab. He was accused of being involved in the murders and terrorism-related cases, but was acquitted in a related case last year.
Johal has consistently denied any wrongdoing and claims he was tortured into signing a false confession. The Delhi High Court overturned a 2024 ruling that had denied him bail, citing his prolonged incarceration and the slow pace of the trial as reasons for his release.
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