British police on Monday stated they’re investigating a video that has surfaced on social media wherein a masked man pretending to be an Indian Sikh has claimed that he was utilizing Queen Elizabeth II to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh bloodbath. will “kill”.
According to a report revealed by The Sun newspaper, the video pertains to an armed intruder who was arrested on the Emperor’s Windsor Castle on 25 December. The Sun stated the video was despatched from the suspect’s Snapchat account shortly earlier than he was arrested.
“This is revenge for individuals who died within the Jallianwala Bagh bloodbath of 1919. It can be revenge for individuals who had been killed, humiliated and discriminated in opposition to due to their caste. I’m an Indian Sikh, a Sikh. My title was Jaswant Singh Chail, my title is Darth Jones,” he says.
The man was arrested at Windsor Castle and was in possession of a weapon. (AP)
The bloodbath occurred at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar through the Baisakhi pageant in April 1919, when the British Indian Army beneath the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer opened fireplace on a pro-independence protesting crowd, killing many.
Earlier, police stated that they had arrested a 19-year-old man on the grounds of Windsor Castle after a safety breach on Christmas morning. Officers discovered a crossbow after looking the person, however didn’t reveal his identification.
In an announcement, the Metropolitan Police stated the arrested suspect has been sectioned beneath the UK’s Mental Health Act after a psychological well being evaluation and stays “under the care of medical professionals”.
According to the AP, as Queen Elizabeth II is spending her Christmas vacation in Windsor, she has determined to not keep at Sandringham, the royal property in japanese England the place she historically spends the festive season with household.
(Inputs from PTI)
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
