The Peel Regional Police have arrested Inderjeet Singh Gosal, a 35-year-old Brampton resident in Canada, on fees of assault with a weapon following a violent demonstration at a temple on The Gore Street in Brampton. The incident occurred on November 3, when tensions escalated between protestors and counter-protestors, leading to bodily confrontations.
Investigators with the 21 Division Prison Investigations Bureau and the Strategic Investigation Workforce (SIT) have analysed video footage exhibiting people utilizing flags and sticks to assault others throughout the conflict. Gosal, recognized as one of many individuals, was taken into custody on November 8, launched below situations, and is scheduled to seem in courtroom at a later day.
Gosal, who serves because the Khalistan Referendum co-ordinator for the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) group in Canada, organised the protest exterior the temple, as reported by the Toronto Star.
He advised the Star that his activism has additionally made him a goal, with pictures fired at his house earlier this yr. The RCMP has since issued him a “obligation to warn,” advising him of potential threats.
Gosal insisted that the protest was directed solely towards the Indian authorities and its officers, not the Hindu neighborhood, saying, “This isn’t a Hindu and Sikh battle. That is strictly Sikhs versus the Indian authorities.” He additionally highlighted {that a} comparable protest was performed peacefully yesterday at Ross Gurdwara in Surrey, BC.
The SIT, which has been set as much as examine the violence that broke out final Sunday and Monday, continued to evaluation a whole lot of movies from the November 3 and 4 incidents and officers are attempting establish extra suspects and additional arrests in reference to the demonstration are anticipated.
On Thursday, the Peel police arrested and charged Ranendra Lal Banerjee, 57, below fees of public incitement of hatred in reference to the incident.
Arrest warrants have additionally been issued towards two males of their 20s for allegedly uttering threats and conspiring to commit assault with a weapon. A police officer has additionally been suspended over the incident after movies surfaced exhibiting him charging into the temple final Sunday.
