Now celebrity Diljit Dosanjh speaks up on “torture” of UK citizen Johal
By Devanand Sharma
Faridkot, November 20, 2017: After Canadian and British politicians, now Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh has reacted to the raging issue of alleged torture of UK citizen Jagtar Singh Johal (31) presently in custody of Punjab police in target killings case.
In his Facebook post, Diljit Dosanjh (@diljitdosanjh) wrote that he was “saddened” on hearing about the alleged torture of Johal. “Whatever the allegations on him may be, every person has the right to a free trial. As Sikhs, we pray for Sarbat da Bhalla (sic),” he wrote.
Notably, the Punjab police had, on Sunday November 19, categorically rejected the allegation of torture saying that due process of law was being followed. The official news release by the police also said that the family, counsel and a team of the British High Commission was granted access to Johal while in custody..
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