{"id":379892,"date":"2026-09-18T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/scottish-activist-granted-bail-after-nine-years-in-indian-jail\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T13:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:00:11","slug":"scottish-activist-granted-bail-after-nine-years-in-indian-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/scottish-activist-granted-bail-after-nine-years-in-indian-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish activist granted bail after nine years in Indian jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/evMZJyeI48Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Scottish activist granted bail after nine years in Indian jail\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/evMZJyeI48Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The family of a Scottish man who was jailed in India for almost nine years without being convicted say he&#8217;s been granted bail.<\/p>\n<p>Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was arrested in 2017 in connection with targeted killings of religious and political figures.<\/p>\n<p>His supporters say he was coerced into signing a false confession.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian authorities denied claims that he had been tortured.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The family of a Scottish man who was jailed in India for almost nine years without being convicted say he&#8217;s been granted bail. 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