Person of Indian origin arrested in Canada for ‘inciting hatred’ at Brampton protest
A purported video showed Ranendra Lal Banerjee using a loudspeaker ‘to incite violence, calling for groups to storm Sikh temples’, said the police.
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The Canadian Police on Thursday said it has arrested Ranendra Lal Banerjee, a person of Indian origin, for allegedly inciting hatred at a demonstration in Brampton earlier this week.
A protest by pro-Khalistan groups near the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton had turned violent on Monday. The violence erupted during the Indian High Commission’s routine consular camp organised in partnership with the Hindu Sabha Temple.
The pro-Khalistan groups were met with counter-protests from a group holding Indian flags. The tensions soon escalated, with Khalistani groups attacking the opposing persons.
This was followed by more demonstrations on Tuesday.
The police said on Thursday that it is investigating several offences that took place during the demonstrations, many of which were captured on video.
In one of the videos of the incident that was widely circulated, an individual was seen using a loudspeaker “to incite violence, calling for groups to storm Sikh temples”, said the Peel Regional Police.
Based on this, the 57-year-old man from Toronto was arrested on Tuesday. He has been charged with public incitement of hatred, the police said.
He was released with conditions and will have to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.
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