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Scottish activist Jagtar Singh Johal's 'seven wasted years' in an Indian jail
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Jagtar Singh Johal was snatched from the streets of Jalandhar in northern India .
The 38-year-old was taken into custody where he has remained ever since.
Jagtar has not been convicted of any crimes, and was acquitted in the first of nine cases against him.
The Indian government says he's a dangerous terrorist who helped plan the killings of seven people.
But his family say he's an innocent man who has been tortured by jailers.
DSP Balwinder Singh was one of the officers who arrested Jagtar in November 2017 .
DSP Singh admitted that no incriminating article/thing/document [was] recovered from Jagtar Singh Johal in this case, during his investigation.
On the central allegation that Jagtar travelled to Paris to hand over money to members of the KLF , the judgement says.
Jagtar 's legal representatives say the case against Jagtar was "absurdly weak from the start".
This week a spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) welcomed the progress in the case.
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