Overview

• Visiting India on a trade mission, the Prime Minister said the case is being pursued at every level and he will discuss it with Narendra Modi on Thursday.
• Jagtar Singh Johal, 38, was arrested in November 2017 after his wedding and remains detained on federal terror charges despite a regional acquittal.
• The Foreign Office says it continues to raise concerns with the Indian government and the Foreign Secretary will meet Johal’s brother, Gurpreet Singh Johal.
• UK consular staff visited Johal this week, who sent a message asking whether there is a way to speed up progress on his case.
• Campaign group Reprieve and Johal’s family urge decisive action, citing torture allegations and a 2022 UN finding that his detention is arbitrary.