Police have charged one other individual following a collection of current violent demonstrations in Peel Area.
This newest arrest pertains to an altercation that broke out final Sunday night outdoors Hindu Sabha Temple on The Gore Street in Brampton.
In a Nov. 9 information launch, Peel Regional Police (PRP) mentioned they’re investigating numerous offences that occurred at that Nov. 3 demonstration, lots of which had been caught on video and concerned individuals utilizing flags and sticks to assault others.
One of many suspects was subsequently recognized as 35-year-old Brampton resident Inderjeet Gosal. He was arrested on Nov. 8 and charged with assault with a weapon. Gosal has since been launched on situations and is scheduled to seem in a Brampton courtroom within the close to future, police mentioned.
A big crowd gathers outdoors a Hindu temple in Brampton for an indication on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (CTV Toronto)
One other comparable demonstration came about the next day, on Nov. 4, outdoors the identical mandir, as tensions are excessive between members of the Hindu and Sikh communities, following what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described as “credible allegations” that the Indian authorities was linked to the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia final yr. Ottawa has additionally accused India’s dwelling minister Amit Shah of focusing on Sikh activists, which the Indian authorities has vehemently rejected.
“As tensions between opposing sides increased, the demonstrations became physical and assaultive,” PRP mentioned in a Nov. 9 information launch.
The pressure has since fashioned a strategic investigative workforce devoted to probing the current “incidents of criminality” at demonstrations within the area.
Up to now, they’ve arrested and charged 5 individuals.
Arrest warrants have additionally been issued for 24-year-old Armaan Gahlot, of Kitchener, and 22-year-old Arpit (no surname), of no fastened handle, for uttering threats to trigger loss of life or bodily hurt, conspiracy to commit assault with a weapon, and conspiracy to commit mischief. Police are urging them to get a lawyer and switch themselves in to authorities.
Additional, an off-duty Peel police officer has been suspended for his alleged involvement within the Nov. 3 demonstration, pending an investigation.
“We would like to remind the public that complex investigations such as these take time and that individuals are arrested as they are identified and in no specific order,” police mentioned in a launch, including that investigators “continue to analyze hundreds of videos of the incidents and are working to identify additional suspects involved in criminality and anticipate further arrests.”
Anybody with suspect or normal info is requested to contact PRP at both 12 Division (Mississauga) at 905-453-2121, ext. 1233, or 21 Division (Brampton) at 905-453-2121, ext. 2133. Police are additionally asking anybody with video of any of the demonstrations to submit it on-line.
Info will also be shared anonymously via Crime Stoppers.
With information from CP24’s Bryann Aguilar and Ontario Chronicle Toronto’s Phil Tsekouras, and The Canadian Press
