Pro-Khalistan protester arrested after window smashed at Indian excessive fee in London

The Metropolitan Police arrested a pro-Khalistan protester after a window was smashed at Indian excessive fee in London on Sunday.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 20, 2023 10:14 IST

A gaggle of Khalistan supporters on Sunday demonstrated outdoors the Indian High Commission within the UK.

By India Today News Desk: London police on Sunday arrested a person on suspicion of violent dysfunction after crowds gathered and a window was smashed on the Indian excessive fee, The Guardian reported.

Metropolitan cops have been referred to as to the Indian excessive fee constructing in Aldwych, Westminster, at about 1.50 pm on Sunday, and two safety guards sustained minor accidents.

In a video shared extensively on social media, an official on the Indian High Commission in London was seen rescuing the Tricolour from a Khalistani supporter and throwing out the Khalistani flag. The Khalistani supporter indifferent the Indian flag from the first-floor balcony of the constructing whereas a crowd of individuals under waved vibrant yellow “Khalistan” banners.

The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into the incident. A spokesperson stated: “Windows were broken at the high commission building. Two members of security staff sustained injuries. These are believed to be minor and they did not require hospital treatment.”

A gaggle of Khalistan supporters on Sunday demonstrated outdoors the Indian High Commission within the UK, sloganeering with flags and posters of separatist chief Amritpal Singh. The posters, with Singh’s picture, stated: FreeAmritpalSingh, WeWantJustice, WeStandWithAmritpalSingh. They additionally pulled down the Tricolour.

The Indian High Commission in London responded with an enormous Tricolour a day after a bunch of Khalistan supporters introduced down the Indian flag to the chants of ‘Khalistan Zindabad’.

The UK authorities will take the safety of the Indian High Commission “seriously”, prime British officers have stated as they condemned as “disgraceful” and “completely unacceptable” the vandalism on the mission by a bunch of protesters waving separatist Khalistani flags, PTI reported.

Edited By:

Manisha Pandey

Published On:

Mar 20, 2023