Jagtar Singh Johal acquitted of one charge by Indian court
A Scottish Sikh man detained in India for seven years has been acquitted of one of the nine charges against him.Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, faces several terror charges in connection with political violence in the north of India but has never been convicted.The 37-year-old was arrested in Punjab in November 2017, just weeks after his wedding there.His family and legal team said all the cases against him are similar and the other eight should now be dropped.
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