Canadian police officer suspended after video of pro-Khalistan men targeting temple in Brampton goes viral

Media Relations Officer Richard Chin told CBC News, “The unit is alert of a video circulating connected societal media which shows an off-duty Peel Police serviceman progressive successful a demonstration, and that the serviceman was suspended successful accordance with the Community Safety and Policing Act.”

The constabulary person not provided further details pending the completion of their investigation.

Footage shared connected societal media showed groups of demonstrators, including supporters of Khalistan, clashing connected the grounds of the Hindu Sabha Mandir temple. In immoderate clips, radical look to beryllium engaged successful fistfights and utilizing poles successful the confrontation.

The unit sparked beardown condemnation from governmental leaders crossed Canada. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too, hit retired astatine the attack, amid rising diplomatic tensions betwixt the 2 nations.

I powerfully condemn the deliberate onslaught connected a Hindu temple successful Canada. Equally appalling are the cowardly attempts to intimidate our diplomats. Such acts of unit volition ne'er weaken India’s resolve. We expect the Canadian authorities to guarantee justness and uphold the regularisation of law.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 4, 2024

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“I powerfully condemn the deliberate onslaught connected a Hindu temple successful Canada. Equally appalling are the cowardly attempts to intimidate our diplomats. Such acts of unit volition ne'er weaken India’s resolve. We expect the Canadian authorities to guarantee justness and uphold the regularisation of law,” the PM Modi said successful a station connected X.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh besides condemned the unit successful posts connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter. Trudeau stressed that “every Canadian has the close to signifier their religion freely and safely.” Poilievre denounced the unit “targeting worshippers” and promised to “end the chaos,” portion Jagmeet Singh besides issued a beardown condemnation.

Following the archetypal protestation astatine the temple, demonstrations continued astatine 2 different locations successful adjacent Mississauga. In a quality merchandise the constabulary said, “Although these demonstrations occurred astatine 3 antithetic locations, they look to beryllium related to 1 another. Several incidents betwixt protestors and worshippers broke out.”

Peel Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said: “We respect the close to protestation successful a peaceful and harmless mode but volition not tolerate unit and transgression acts.” He further stated that individuals “who enactment successful this enactment volition beryllium pursued, arrested and charged”.