Jagtar: jailed for terror in India
A man from Dumbarton has been jailed in India for seven years without conviction. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Katie Hunter and Calum McKay explain how he became the centre of a diplomatic dilemma.
A Scottish man called Jagtar Singh Johal has been jailed in India for seven years without conviction. The Indian government call him a terrorist. A UN working group says he’s been arbitrarily detained. Jagtar himself alleges he's been tortured.
What are the British government doing to bring him home? The team speak to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Katie Hunter and Calum McKay, asking how a man from Dumbarton became the centre of a diplomatic dilemma.
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