Khalistanis topic demise and rape threats to a London Sikh restaurant proprietor and his partner and daughter

Harman Singh Kapoor, a Sikh restaurant proprietor in London, and his family have flip into the objective of persistent threats since they uploaded a video regarding the Khalistan movement on social media. 

This occurs no matter quite a few police ensures of safety and specialised safety procedures. According to the tales, the family has been the objective of three assaults and does not actually really feel secure in London. Just days after the Indian High Commission in London was vandalised closing month, pro-Khalistan supporters attacked Harman’s restaurant named ‘Rangrez, the taste of Punjab’.

After that, Harman launched a video that had two million views in solely two days, which prompted threatening phone calls, on-line harassment, and social media trolls to give attention to him and his family. Kapoor mentioned that the threats began after he posted a video on TikTok, throughout which he talked about, “This Khalistan movement started a while back and then it died down. Today again, a section of people who are settled in Canada, in England and Australia want Khalistan but those in India don’t want it. Those who need Khalistan should go back to India and ask for it.”

Harman talked about that after the video, he started getting demise threats and that people started attacking his restaurant. He was threatened with demise if he didn’t take down the video, shout pro-Khalistan, and burn the Indian flag.

The restaurant located in Hammersmith, West London, was moreover vandalised by the Khalistani components in March in response to the video. Several males in masks and hoods had arrived on the restaurant, banged on the doorways and requested these inside to come back again out and face them. After the video of the assault had emerged on social media, REACH-UK had urged the Met Police to take swift movement in opposition to the perpetrators. “Majority of Sikh do not follow this ideology and hence are harassed by the Khalistani separatist. Provide protection to the minorities of UK,” that they’d added.

We urge @metpoliceuk to take the cognisance of this assault on a Punjabi restaurant “Rangrez Restaurant “ in Hammersmith. Majority of Sikh do not observe this ideology and subsequently are harassed by the Khalistani separatist. Provide security to the minorities of UK. @HCI_London… https://t.co/gpjJMZ6rTU

— REACH 🇮🇳 (UK) Chapter (@reachind_uk) March 22, 2023

Harman talked about that threats of rape have been moreover made in opposition to his partner and daughter. “Calls to rape and murder them were posted online along with our address. Videos of criminals licking images of my wife and daughter were also shared”, Kapoor continued.

The partner of the restaurant proprietor, Khushi moreover talked about that their vehicle was being adopted after the video went viral and that that they needed to enter hiding for spherical 10 days. “The restaurant was shut, we were scared, education of my children has suffered. Moreover, this is severe mental torture and the Police is not even helping us,” Khushi talked about in an interview with India Today.

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— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) May 4, 2023

Recalling the assault within the similar interview, Harman talked about, “After I posted the video, I got two million views for it in two days. But, I started getting calls to take down the video else they would kill me and my family. I wondered who could threaten me like this as I am in the UK. However, five people came and attacked my restaurant. They raised slogans like “Khalistan Zindabad” and “Hindustan Murdabad” and requested me to burn the Indian flag, or else they talked about would kill me.”

Harman Kapoor moreover slammed the attackers and talked about that they’ve been ‘sick’ and by no means ‘Sikhs’. “I wonder if these people are asking for Khalsa raj or gunda raj,” he added.

A gaggle of pro-Khalistani activists demonstrated in entrance of the Indian High Commission in London on March 22. And the assault at Harman’s restaurant occurred that exact same evening at 6.30. 

On March 19, a gaggle of pro-Khalistan activists broke house home windows, smashed doorways, climbed onto the balcony, and took down the Indian flag on the Indian High Commission. One specific particular person was detained by the police on the time, who in the end launched them on bail so they could reappear in courtroom docket in June.

The UK police however responded to the assault and talked about that that they’d reached the spot inside quarter-hour of the assault. “We have been in regular contact with him (Harman) and are working to put extra safeguarding measures in place to ensure that he feels safe returning home. This includes panic alarms being installed at relevant properties and the offer of alternative accommodation. Our investigation is progressing, led by detectives from CID. This includes reviewing CCTV and other enquiries. We will continue to update the victim on a regular basis,” the police was quoted as saying by India Today.

Harman’s dwelling was moreover attacked

Harman talked about {{that a}} second assault occurred at their place of residence on March 23 spherical 7:30 pm. “Police reached out to us. They said they would come again in two days to take our statements and arrest the suspects. But it is more than two weeks now,” talked about Harman who had fled into hiding to avoid the threats nevertheless wanted to return to work.

As per the tales, the family resides in mounted concern and does not actually really feel protected as a result of the attackers are nonetheless at huge. “Police told us that we are not on priority because nothing has happened to us. Unless someone is injured or hurt or killed, they can act in full force. Those who are harassing us know that till they don’t touch us, the police won’t do anything. So, these people are out in the open threatening and harrasing us while the police are waiting for us to be killed so that they can take action,” Harman alleged. “Do we have to die for the police to take action,” he remarked.

Similar threats confronted by many Sikhs, claims Bloom overview report

Reportedly, there are numerous Sikhs who’re struggling on account of Khalistani supporters. An neutral report, the Bloom overview not too way back launched a report on ‘How government engages with faith’ on April 26 and talked about that there are repeated circumstances of individuals being intimidated and threatened by aggressive Sikh activists, each immediately or in a roundabout way by means of relations, for overtly standing in opposition to them.

The report commissioned by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has often known as on the Rishi Sunak authorities to cope with the issue urgently and safeguard a number of the Sikhs inside the UK who do not assist the extremist ideology.

The urgency of resolving the difficulty has been highlighted inside the report. According to the evaluation, fringe Khalistani groups intimidate and coerce the Sikh neighborhood inside the UK. These pro-Khalistan organisations lobby political figures beneath the quilt of human rights train, which artificially will improve their vitality and attracts excessive consideration.

As per the report, the acts of pro-Khalistan organisations enterprise a false sense of legitimacy that is at odds with the Sikh faith. It is important to know that the majority of British Sikh communities do not share the ideas of Khalistani separatists.