New Delhi (TIP)- The special cell of the Delhi Police has registered a case in connection with the protest in front of the Indian High Commission in the UK on March 19, officials said on March 24.
Among the protesters were persons holding Indian passports. The FIR has been registered under the IPC, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act as it involves unlawful activities carried out by certain people holding Indian passports abroad, they said.
The move has come following the direction issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to take appropriate legal action after it received a report from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) over the incident at the Indian High Commission in London on March 19.
Last Sunday, the Tricolor flying atop the Indian High Commission in London was grabbed by a group of protesters waving Khalistan flags and raising pro-Khalistan slogans, leading to an arrest. Officials from the mission said the “attempted but failed” attack had been foiled and that the Tricolor was now flying “grander”.
The Metropolitan Police said that two members of security staff sustained minor injuries, which did not require hospital treatment.
Want action: MEA to US, UK over vandalism at Missions
“We are not interested in assurances. We would like to see action,” said MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on statements from the US, the UK, Canada and Australia on their promise to prosecute the pro-Khalistan activists involved in attacks on Indian Missions in these countries.
India expected the host governments to take action to identify and prosecute all those involved, he said at a media briefing. “We also want them to take necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents as well as provide adequate protection to Indian Missions and the personnel working there,” said Bagchi. Source: TNS