Video Of Sikh Man Threatening to Assassinate Queen Over Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Goes Viral
The masked man in the video is believed to be the 19 year-old person arrested by police at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day.
New Delhi: A video of a masked man holding a crossbow and threatening to "assassinate" Queen Elizabeth to avenge the Jallianwala Bagh massacre has gone viral on social media.
In the video, the man identifies himself as Indian-origin Sikh Jaswant Singh Chail.
The video, obtained by The Sun newspaper, was shared on Snapshot. The masked man in the video is believed to be the 19 year-old person arrested by police at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day.
The video was sent to followers of the 19 year-old's Snapchat account 24 minutes before he was arrested with a crossbow near the Queen's private apartments, PTI reported. The Queen was having breakfast at the time.
The video is being probed by the Scotland Yard. The 19-year-old has been detained under the Mental Health Act after a mental health assessment.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry for what I've done and what I will do. I will attempt to assassinate Elizabeth, Queen of the Royal Family," the masked man is seen saying in the video.
"This is revenge for those who have died in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It is also revenge for those who have been killed, humiliated and discriminated on because of their race. I'm an Indian Sikh, a Sikh. My name was Jaswant Singh Chail, my name is Darth Jones," he says.
Scores of people were killed at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar during the Baisakhi festival in April 1919 when the British, under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer, opened fire at a crowd staging a pro-independence protest.
In the video, the masked man, dressed like a 'Star Wars' film figure, holds a shiny black weapon and speaks in a distorted voice.
A message alongside the video said, "I'm sorry to all of those who I have wronged or lied to. If you have received this then my death is near. Please share this with whoever and if possible get it to the news if they're interested."
Police are also carrying out searches at a housing estate in Southampton, where the suspect reportedly lived with his family, PTI reported.
Prince Charles and wife Camilla are spending Christmas with the Queen at Windsor Castle in Berkshire after she took the decision to call off her traditional Christmas at Sandringham estate in Norfolk amidst a surge in Covid-19 cases in the UK.
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