Jagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh activist, has been in an Indian jail for eight years where he alleges that he has been subjected to torture and had sentimental items confiscated by officers which have never been returned View 4 Images Jagtar Singh Johal alleges that he has been subjected to torture (Image: PA Media)

Downing Street has called for "faster progress" in the case of a British man who has now spent eight years behind bars in India . ‌

Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist hailing from Dumbarton near Glasgow, was apprehended by Indian authorities on 4 November 2017, mere weeks after his wedding in the South Asian nation, and has been imprisoned ever since. ‌

Earlier this year, he was cleared of charges accusing him of financially backing a terrorist group, b

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