More than 250 people yesterday signed a petition outside Bradford Central police station as part of the campaign to free a man jailed for murder.

Michael Singh, 39, of Pasture Lane, Clayton, was jailed in 1989 for stabbing to death Dalwinder Singh, who was no relation, in a brawl at the Barrack Tavern in Killinghall Road.

He pleaded not guilty at the trial at Leeds Crown Court and since being jailed has maintained his innocence.

His family and supporters believe vital evidence which would have cleared his name was never heard by the jury.

A ten-year fight to get the case to the Court of Appeal has cost almost £10,000 in legal fees.

Singh's case has been taken on by a group called the Justice for Michael Singh Campaign. The group claim that crucial evidence was not given at the trial which would have shown Singh's innocence.

A four-hour protest took place outside The Tyrls yesterday from 11am to 3pm.

Howard Oakes, of the Justice for Michael Singh Campaign, said: "The point of the protest is to publicly launch a petition to ask West Yorkshire Police to release information which was not used at Michael's trial."

Mr Oakes said the knife used to kill Mr Singh was not fingerprinted and that a jacket worn by Singh on the night of the murder was never used as evidence and could have been destroyed.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said the matter was now being dealt with by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, set up in 1996 to look at alleged miscarriages of justice.

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