Jagtar Singh Johal, a British national, in police custody for over seven years was acquitted on March 4, 2024, in an alleged terror funding case registered by Punjab Police in 2016.
The court of Moga Additional Sessions Judge gave accused Johal, Taljeet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Dharaminder, Hardeep Singh, Anil Kumar, Jagtar Singh and Tarlok Singh the benefit of the doubt due to irregularities in the laid-down procedures for prosecution under anti-terror laws.
The Moga Court of Additional Sessions Judge Harjeet Singh acquitted Jagtar Johal and seven others in the alleged terror funding case while convicting three of them for weapons recovery.
The ninth accused, Harminder Singh Mintu, a member of the Khalsitan Liberation Force (KLF), died during the trial. However, the court, in its 97-page judgment, said that the prosecution has failed to prove its case against all accused beyond a shadow of reasonable doubt.
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