Arrest Warrants Issued For Two Hindu Men Identified In Canada Temple Protests

Peel Regional Police arrested and charged an Indian-origin man, Ranendra Lal Banerjee, with inciting hate during a protest at Hindu Sabha Mandir.

A Toronto man was arrested for inciting hate during protest at Brampton Hindu Sabha Mandir in Canada.

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An Indian-origin man who was arrested during the demonstration at a Hindu temple in Brampton on Monday has been charged with publicly inciting hate. Peel Regional Police arrested Toronto resident Ranendra Lal Banerjee, 57 for inciting hate during the protests. He was later released with conditions and is due to appear at the Brampton courthouse at a later date. 

In a press release, the police said they investigated several offences that occurred during the protest and many were captured on video. 

"In one video, an individual is captured using a loudspeaker to incite violence, calling for groups to storm Sikh temples," the release stated. 

The police also issued an arrest warrant against Armaan Gahlot, 24, of Kitchener, and Arpit, 22, of no fixed address. Both men have been charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, conspiracy to commit assaults with a weapon, and conspiracy to commit mischief. 

The police have urged them to seek legal counsel and surrender to authorities. "Peel Regional Police is committed to respecting an individual's right to protest, as per the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms," police said in the release.

"Any acts of violence, threats of violence or vandalism will not be tolerated. We appreciate the cooperation of those who remained peaceful during these events," it added. 

The violence had broken out on Monday night outside Brampton’s Hindu Sabha Mandir on The Gore Road where a large protest was declared unlawful after weapons were spotted among the crowd. It came a day after some protestors carrying Khalistan flags barged into the temple on Sunday. 

Over a thousand Canadian Hindus had gathered at the Hindu Mahasabha Mandir to protest against the repeated attacks on Hindu temples across the country. They demanded that the Trudeau administration take strict action against the extremists attacking the religious sites.