New Delhi: India on Friday said British national Jagtar Singh Johal arrested by the Punjab police recently “is being investigated for some very serious crimes including plans for targeted killings of certain individuals in India”. According to recent news reports from Punjab, Johal was arrested in connection with the killings of Hindu right-wing leaders in Punjab.
The ministry of external affairs on Friday said, “The individual (Johal) is being investigated for some very serious crimes including plans for targeted killings of certain individuals in India. All due processes of the land are being followed. Since he is a British national, the British High Commission has been given consular access. We do expect the law of the land to take its own course. According to recent news reports from Punjab, the Punjab Police have claimed that the killings were carried out by elements backed by Pakistan’s spy agency ISI and Khalistani separatist elements.
