The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, confirmed that he raised the case of Jagtar Singh Johal with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi when they met on the sidelines of a tech conference in Mumbai.
Earlier he told travelling journalists he had “not forgotten” Jagtar, who remains arbitrarily detained in an Indian prison, despite being acquitted in the first case against him to reach a verdict earlier this year.
The PM also confirmed that the new Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, will soon meet Jagtar’s family plus a representative from Reprieve.
Mr Johal’s elder brother, Gurpreet Singh Johal, said: “Two days ago, the Prime Minister said he hadn’t forgotten Jagtar, but today, he didn’t even mention his name. That is hard to take.
“The lack of detail and the lack of progress is extremely disappointing for the family – especially Jagtar’s wife who will spend her eighth wedding anniversary without her husband.
“I will meet the Foreign Secretary next month and hopefully agree a plan of action.
“In the meantime I guess we just have to hope that when the Prime Minister says that he’s raising Jagtar’s case, that means he’s working to get him home. It would be shattering if this turns out to be more empty talk.”
Read this story in the Independent. Jagtar was also mentioned in coverage of the trip on BBC radio, on LBC, in the Times, Guardian, Politico and many others.
