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Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli Faces Five-Day Trial on 20 Charges

6/26/2026

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Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli faces a five-day November trial in Glasgow on 20 sexual-offence charges, has pleaded not guilty, and remains on bail.
The alleged incidents occurred at BBC Studios, a Glasgow bar, a Dumfries and Galloway hotel, and a city-centre bar.
Prosecutor Sean Docherty will call seven civilian and one police witness, while defence solicitor Urfan Dar cites a consent defence for one charge and expects a four-to-five-day trial.

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Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli faces a five-day November trial in Glasgow on 20 sexual-offence charges, has pleaded not guilty, and remains on bail.
The alleged incidents occurred at BBC Studios, a Glasgow bar, a Dumfries and Galloway hotel, and a city-centre bar.
Prosecutor Sean Docherty will call seven civilian and one police witness, while defence solicitor Urfan Dar cites a consent defence for one charge and expects a four-to-five-day trial.