London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Monday, strongly condemned the attempted storming of the Indian High Commission in the UK city by pro-Khalistan protesters who also tried to pull down the Indian flag from atop the building.

In a tweet, Khan condemned “the violent disorder and vandalism that took place”, adding that such kind of behavior has no place in London.

Top UK government officials have also condemned the vandalism at the Indian Commission as “disgraceful” and “completely unacceptable” and assured that the British government will take security of the premises “seriously.”

According to a statement by the Metropolitan Police an investigation has been launched into the incident in which two security staff members sustained minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment.

Scotland Yard issued a statement saying they received calls reporting a disorder on Sunday afternoon, adding that a suspect has been arrested and investigations are underway.

In a tweet Foreign Office minister Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon said he was he was “appalled” and the government would take the security of the Indian High Commission “seriously”.

The British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis termed the incident as “disgraceful” and “totally unacceptable”.

On Sunday, protesters shouting loud pro-Khalistani slogans and waving pro Khalistani flags, tried to vandalize the Indian flag after they attempted to storm the Indian High Commission in the UK capital.

The visuals from the incident have gone viral on social media platforms as users demand stern action against those responsible for the desecration and also demand an explanation from the British authorities for allowing such an incident to happen.

India registered their strong protest to the incident. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the senior-most UK diplomat in New Delhi was summoned late evening on Sunday to convey India’s “strong protest” at the actions taken by separatist and extremist elements against the Indian High Commission in London.

The MEA said India has demanded an explanation for the “complete absence” of British security at the premises which allowed the separatist elements to enter the commission grounds.

They said the diplomat was also reminded of UK government’s basic obligations under the Vienna Convention.

The MEA in its statement said that India finds the British government’s “indifference” to the security of Indian mission’s premises and personnel as unacceptable and expects the UK government to take immediate steps “to identify, arrest and prosecute each one of those involved” in the incident, and put in place stringent measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.

Amid the massive crackdown on pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh in Punjab, Sikhs For Justice—a proscribed outfit—is conducting its “Referendum 2020” in its push for a separate nation for Sikhs in India.

A harrowing story has come to light from Mumbai’s Matunga East area where the CEO of a tech company, Rajalakshmi Vijay Ramakrishnan, went out on a jog with her husband. However, things took an unexpected turn as a speeding car ran her over.

As per the reports, the victim, Rajalakhshmi, was the CEO of Altruist Technologies by profession. As per the reports, the incident transpired when Rajalakshmi and her husband Vijay went out for a jog at 5 am to Mahalaxmi racecourse. The couple met with their friends with whom they regularly did their workouts.

After their usual workout, the couple resigned from the racecourse and parted ways as Vijay went toward Peddar Road for jogging, whereas, Rajalakshmi decided to jog back home as per the police. The victim, as per reports, chose to take a longer route home as she was passionate about running and had recently run a marathon recently as well.

However, upon reaching Worli Dairy, Rajalakshmi met with an accident by a speeding Tata Nexon around 6:20 am. As per the reports, the car slammed into the Rajalakshmi which led to her being flung into the air and landing 20 feet away. After the car rammed into Rajalakshmi, it went on to ram into the divider which led to the deployment of the airbags.

Following the accident, the police reached the location of the crime and shifted the body to a hospital. The car driver has been identified as Sumer Merchant who was going to drop his friends at Shivaji Park. As per the reports, Merchant sustained minor injuries in the crash.

Police’s actions

As per the reports, the police have registered a case under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other sections of the IPC and Motor Vehicles Act against the 23-year-old driver. It is also suspected that the suspect was under the influence while he was driving and his blood samples have also been collected for the same.

The Supreme Court will hear a slew of pleas requesting a CBI probe into the April 2020 Palghar mob lynching case. On Monday, the top court agreed to hearing the requests after being apprised that the Maharashtra government has consented to the investigation by the federal agency.

A petitioner informed an apex court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala that the Maharashtra government has accorded consent to a CBI investigation into the alleged lynching of three people by a mob in the state’s Palghar district in April 2020.

A lawyer representing the petitioners said the case can be heard and of on any Friday or Monday.

In a turn of events, the Maharashtra government had earlier told the Supreme Court that it was ready to hand over to the CBI the investigation into the Palghar mob lynching case.

The Eknath Shinde-led government had earlier in its affidavit told the top court that “delinquent” policemen have been punished by the Maharashtra Police for dereliction of duties in the alleged killing of three people by a mob, including two seers.

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The state government had also sought dismissal of petitions— including a plea by seers of Shri Panch Dashban Juna Akhara and relatives of the victims—seeking an investigation into the case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Other petitions into the case have been filed by Shashank Shekhar Jha and Ghanshyam Upadhyay.

The pleas have accused that the Maharashtra Police’s investigation was biased in favour of the policemen who were allegedly standing by when the allegedly lynching took place.

On the night April 16, 2020, three people travelling in a car from Mumbai’s Kandivali, were intercepted and allegedly assaulted by a mob in Gadchinchile village in the presence of the police, leading to their deaths.

The three victims—identified as 70-year-old Chikne Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri, 35-year-old Sushil Giri Maharaj and the driver of the vehicle Nilesh Telgade (30)— were reportedly on their way to attend a funeral in Gujarat’s Surat when the incident happened.

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