‘He never met us after returning from Dubai, committed grave mistake’: Mother of man arrested for trying to vandalise Ambedkar statue in Amritsar

Speaking to the media successful Dharamkot, Akashdeep’s parent Asha Rani, who works arsenic a home help, said, “When I returned from work, immoderate women successful the colony informed maine that my lad had been arrested for an offence. They learned this from quality updates connected their phones.”

“Akash near location 3 years agone to enactment arsenic a labourer successful Dubai. We sent him determination to amended our family’s fiscal situation,” said Rani. She said Akashdeep is unmarried and studied lone till Class 12.

“He had ended each relations with america and said helium would not instrumentality location adjacent if his parents died. After returning from Dubai, helium started surviving successful a rented country successful Amritsar. He ne'er met america aft returning from Dubai.” She said the household did not cognize if helium had immoderate links with immoderate organisation oregon governmental party.

“We powerfully condemn what helium has done. He has committed a sedate mistake, and we judge it. But earlier, helium was ne'er similar this. He has grown his hairsbreadth and beard successful the past 2 oregon 3 years,” she added.

Akashdeep’s household lives connected Chugga Road successful Dharamkot town. His begetter works arsenic a workplace labourer. His sister works successful Muscat, and 2 younger brothers are studying.

After Akashdeep’s arrest, erstwhile BJP MP Vijay Sampla urged the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Sri Akal Takht Sahib to contented a clarification connected the attempted vandalism.

Reacting to Sampla’s remarks, the SGPC said successful a connection that linking the enactment to the corridor of the Golden Temple was wholly incorrect. Sikh institutions respect Ambedkar and condemn the enactment of vandalism against his statue, the SGPC said successful the statement.