VANCOUVER — A Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., is asking for the suspension of law enforcement officials concerned in what it calls “unjustified violence towards temple devotees” throughout unrest on Sunday during which three individuals had been arrested.
VANCOUVER — A Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., is asking for the suspension of law enforcement officials concerned in what it calls “unjustified violence towards temple devotees” throughout unrest on Sunday during which three individuals had been arrested.
The arrests outdoors the Sri Lakshmi Narayana Hindu Temple got here as protesters calling for a separate Sikh nation referred to as Khalistan had demonstrated outdoors the temple on Sunday throughout a go to by Indian consular officers.
The temple issued a press release on social media to sentence what it referred to as an “assault on the Hindu temple by extremist components,” saying it underscores the “pressing want” for presidency officers to cease escalating violence.
Movies posted on social media present two males being restrained and held to the bottom by officers outdoors the temple.
Surrey RCMP stated officers had been deployed to the temple round 2:30 p.m. on Sunday to take care of public security through the consular go to, “when a whole lot of protesters arrived.”
They are saying violence broke out and, whereas nobody was injured, three individuals had been arrested.
Movies present each RCMP and Surrey Police Service officers in attendance.
Requested in regards to the temple’s allegations of unjustified police violence, the RCMP stated Assistant Commissioner Brian Edwards, the officer in control of Surrey RCMP, “continues to fulfill with native temple leaders to handle their considerations.”
There was related unrest at a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont., on Sunday, that prompted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sentence what he referred to as a “deliberate assault on a Hindu temple in Canada,” and “cowardly makes an attempt to intimidate our diplomats.”
Modi stated Monday that he expects the Canadian authorities to “guarantee justice” within the case.
The B.C. authorities didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark, however Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke referred to as the incident in Surrey “deeply disturbing” and stated she had reached out to B.C. Premier David Eby.
“I’m disenchanted and upset by this incident. This isn’t who we’re in Surrey,” she stated within the assertion Monday.
“I’m talking with all events concerned and I name for the Surrey neighborhood to stay calm.”
Peel Regional Police additionally confirmed Monday that three individuals had been arrested and charged within the Brampton protests, and that one officer had been suspended after a video circulating on social media allegedly confirmed his involvement within the Brampton demonstration.
The group Sikhs for Justice stated that Khalistan supporters had been protesting the presence of Indian consulate officers.
The group stated India makes use of these visits to search out informants to report on Khalistan supporters.
The group referred to as on Ottawa to ban India’s diplomatic missions from conducting exterior outreach occasions, citing public security.
Six Indian diplomats had been expelled from Canada final month over RCMP allegations that they used their positions to gather info on Canadians within the pro-Khalistan independence motion after which move that on to prison gangs who focused the people immediately.
Sikhs for Justice additionally held an identical protest in Vancouver on Saturday, however a B.C. Supreme Courtroom decide granted an order to ascertain a buffer zone across the Ross Avenue Gurdwara throughout a consular go to.
Courtroom paperwork say the so-called consular camps give seniors of Indian descent an opportunity to fulfill with consular officers to finish administrative duties, largely associated to their pensions, with out having to attend the consulate in Vancouver.
The Khalsa Diwan Society, which runs the Ross Avenue Gurdwara in Vancouver, says in court docket paperwork that it anticipated “intense protests” at two consular camps in gentle of the RCMP allegations. The second camp is scheduled for Nov. 16.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Nov. 4, 2024.
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press
