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”.

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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.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline worth Rs 377 crore on Saturday.

PM Modi addressed the event via video conferencing and showed confidence that this pipeline will further speed up the development in Bangladesh and be an excellent example of boosting connectivity between the two countries.

During the inauguration ceremony, PM Modi also said Bangladesh has made remarkable progress under the leadership of PM Sheikh Hasina and every Indian is proud to contribute to this development journey of the country.

The India-Bangladesh friendship pipeline was initiated in September 2018 and this pipeline will provide 1 million metric tonnes of high-speed diesel to Northern West Bengal districts, PM Modi further said. The pipeline will also cut down the cost and will reduce the carbon footprint of the supply.

He further thanked Sheikh Hasina for her continuous guidance on the project.

Highlighting the rail connectivity between India and Bangladesh, PM Modi said the rail network between the two nations helped to send oxygen and other supplements during the Covid-19 pandemic.

India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline is India’s second cross-border energy pipeline with its neighbours. Reports said the Bangladesh portion of the pipeline was built at a cost of approximately Rs 285 crore and has been bankrolled by the Government of India under grant assistance. Since 2015, Assam-based Numaligarh Refinery Limited supplied petroleum products to Bangladesh.

The Pipeline will carry diesel from the NRL marketing terminal at Siliguri in West Bengal to the Parbatipur depot of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).

Days after the US banned the China-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones, the UK on Thursday, took a similar move on security grounds.

On Thursday, Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden told Parliament that the ban will apply with immediate effect to work phones and other devices used by government ministers and civil services.

He tagged the ban as a precautionary move and also clarified that it does not apply to personal phones and devices.

Dowdwen also informed that the experts conducted a risk assessment of third-party applications in relation to sensitive government data. He said government devices may contain sensitive information which is both prudent and proportionate to restrict the use of certain applications, particularly when it comes to apps where a large amount of data can be stored and accessed.

Last month, the US government directed the federal agencies to delete TikTok from all government-issued mobile phones. The US officials said if TikTok parts ways with ByteDance it would avoid a wider national ban.

Earlier, the European Union, Belgium, and others banned the Chinese app temporarly from employee phones. The decisions were coerced amid the concerns that ByteDance, which is TikTok’s parent company, would leake user data such as location and browsing history to the Chinese government.

Meanwhile, China urged the US to stop unreasonably suppressing TikTok after Washington gave the app ultimatum to part ways with its Chinese owners.