There was no formal assertion from the UK police on these claims.
London:
A Sikh restaurant proprietor, who earlier obtained threats from Khalistani parts for being vocal in opposition to them, has now claimed that his automotive was shot at and vandalised by the extremists in West London.
A video posted on X by Insightuk2, which describes itself as a social motion of British Hindus and Indians, claimed that some unidentified assailants allegedly opened hearth on the automotive of Harman Singh Kapoor, including that his household has been subjected to fixed threats of violence and rape by alleged Khalistani supporters.
Nevertheless, there was no formal assertion from the UK police on these claims.
Notably, the claims got here to the fore on the very day parts from exterior Scotland intentionally disrupted a deliberate interplay organised for the Indian Excessive Commissioner, Vikram Doraiswami.
“They had been threatened and abused by these parts. In an effort to forestall any potential altercation, the HC and CG determined to depart the premises shortly upon their arrival,” India’s Excessive Fee to UK mentioned in an announcement.
A UK-based journalist and researcher, Charlotte Littlewood, in a put up shared on X, claimed that the assault on Mr Kapoor’s household was ongoing.
“Assault on Harman Singh Kapoor household is ongoing. They’re awaiting police as Khalistani extremists are thought to have shot at their automobile in London. As feared the Canada row has emboldened extremists – we are going to see extra of this,” her put up learn.
Earlier within the day, she additionally questioned the choice to take away the panic alarm from the automotive of the household amid the diplomatic fallout of Canada’s declare of an Indian hand within the killing of Sikh separatist chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
“At this heightened time of risk following the India-Canada row. The place the Khalistani extremists are threatening India Excessive commissions within the West and assassinating Indian officers in India. How was the choice made to take away their panic alarm? (sic),” her put up added.
In the meantime, INSIGHT UK, additionally alleged that Khalistani extremists had been threatening Sikhs within the UK.
It additionally alleged that no arrests had been made regardless of a number of months of alleged torture of Harman Kapoor’s household.
“The Police have made no arrests in what has been months of torture for this household. When will motion be taken in opposition to these Khalistani extremists who pose a critical legislation and order risk @metpoliceuk,” INSIGHT UK posted on X, including, “Why is the UK authorities not taking stringent motion in opposition to an extremist ideology with a historical past of terrorism.”
Earlier, on Might 4, Mr Kapoor and his household alleged that they’ve been receiving fixed on-line threats after they posted a video concerning the Khalistan motion on social media, Khalsa Vox reported.
The alleged threats had been made regardless of repeated assurances by the police of security and particular safeguarding measures. The household had skilled three assaults, and don’t really feel secure, based on Khalsa Vox, a portal on information associated to Punjab politics, historical past, tradition, and heritage.
Harman’s restaurant was attacked by pro-Khalistan supporters, an incident that occurred simply days after the Indian Excessive Fee in London was vandalised in April 2023.
Harman then posted a video which garnered two million views in two days, resulting in abusive calls, social media trolling, and threats in opposition to him and his household.
Harman mentioned following the video, he obtained demise threats and his restaurant was attacked. The attackers demanded that he take away the video, elevate pro-Khalistan slogans and burn the Indian flag, or face demise.
Harman mentioned his spouse and his daughter even obtained a number of rape threats. “Our deal with was put on-line with calls to rape and kill them. Movies of miscreants licking the images of my spouse and daughter had been posted as effectively,” he added, based on Bitter Winter, {a magazine} on non secular liberty and human rights.
An impartial report commissioned by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had expressed issues over the rising affect of pro-Khalistan extremists throughout the British Sikh neighborhood, Khalsa Vox reported.
The Bloom Evaluate, an impartial report commissioned by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in the meantime, known as on the Rishi Sunak authorities to deal with the difficulty urgently and safeguard a lot of the Sikhs within the UK who don’t help their extremist ideology.
The report burdened time-bound motion on the difficulty. The report famous that the Sikh communities within the UK face coercion and intimidation by fringe Khalistani parts, Khalsa Vox reported. These pro-Khalistan teams artificially inflate their affect and entice disproportionate consideration by lobbying political our bodies below the guise of human rights activism.
Based on the information report, the actions of pro-Khalistan teams create a false picture of legitimacy which isn’t in accordance with the beliefs of the Sikh religion.
It is very important perceive that Khalistani separatists don’t symbolize the views of most of British Sikh communities, as per the Khalsa Vox report.
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