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A Scottish Sikh antheral detained successful India for 7 years has been acquitted successful 1 of the 9 cases against him.
Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, faces respective panic charges successful transportation with governmental unit successful the northbound of India but has ne'er been convicted.
The 37-year-old was arrested successful Punjab successful November 2017, conscionable weeks aft his wedding there.
His household and ineligible squad said each the cases against him are akin and the different 8 should present beryllium dropped.
He is accused of travelling to Paris successful 2013 to manus implicit £3,000 to a co-conspirator successful the cognition the wealth would beryllium utilized to money a bid of attacks against Hindu nationalists and different spiritual leaders successful Punjab.
Mr Johal's proceedings for the 8 astir superior cases against him started successful 2022 and is ongoing.
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