Johal also described his case as “highly politically motivated” and requests the new prime minister to “make a stand and act” to secure his release, according to a report by BBC.
Two weeks after his wedding, Johal was arrested in the northern Punjab region in November 2017. He is being accused by the Indian government for being a part of a terrorist plot that carried out the murders of prominent right-wing religious figures in Spring 2017, according to BBC.
In a previous handwritten note, Johal said he was tortured and beaten during the early days of his detention and was forced to sign a blank confession statement.
According to the BBC, the Indian authorities denied these claims.
The United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that Johal should be released immediately, according to a statement earlier this year.
The panel of experts opined that Johal’s detention was arbitrary, was motivated by his Sikh faith and lacked legal basis.
A further preliminary hearing in court took place in Delhi on 7 September, which happens to be one of more than 100 in his case, however, the case was adjourned to a further date.
The former foreign secretary Liz Truss met Johal’s brother Gurpreet Singh, and his Member of the Parliament Martin Docherty-Hughes earlier this year prior to being nominated as the Prime Minister.