The family of Nick Dunn, one of six men accused in India of running guns for jihadists, hope he will be home for Christmas TOM WHITE/PASix British former soldiers who have been jailed in India since 2013 could be freed tomorrow and should be home for Christmas after winning an appeal against their conviction on weapons charges. Their families, who have lobbied the British and Indian governments for their release, broke down in tears as the ruling came through from the southern Indian city of Chennai. Lawyers and foreign office officials were working last night to secure a court order that could release the men within hours. Relatives have described the prison where they have spent much of the last four years as a hellhole. The men, who became known as the “Chennai Six” during the long campaign for their release, were part of the 35-man crew of an anti-piracy…

Source: The Times November 28, 2017 00:02 UTC