{"id":"70c4b76c-7a4b-4c94-af62-50a5c692feff","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/18/british-sikh-man-granted-bail-in-india-nine-years-after-arrest","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"British Sikh man granted bail in India nine years after arrest","plainHeadline":"British Sikh Jagtar Johal granted bail in India after nine years","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Jagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh man, was granted bail by a Delhi court in 2024.","Johal was arrested in 2017 in India over alleged terrorism offences linked to Khalistan Liberation Force.","Prosecution failed to produce verifiable evidence, leading to repeated deferral of the trial.","Johal alleges torture and denial of access to a lawyer during detention.","Judges must confirm bail terms and bond sums before his release can be completed."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T13:02:44.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-18T13:17:16.390Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/0617f76b-3366-43a6-9629-7e3b6ef1adae","storyId":"0617f76b-3366-43a6-9629-7e3b6ef1adae","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e831f359bffa86932e61c5105370ac68f5c615cf/0_143_945_756/master/945.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6204e32334083ca0286b3d2fcf23cce6","author":"Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor","dek":"Jagtar Singh Johal, from Scotland, was arrested after wedding in Punjab on alleged terrorism offences"}