3 men charged after violent protests outside GTA Hindu temple, Sikh gurdwara
A 23-year-old man from Brampton charged with assault with a weapon.
A 31-year-old man from Mississauga charged with mischief over $5,000.
A 43-year-old man from Mississauga charged with causing a disturbance and assaulting a peace officer.
In a news release Monday, Peel police said a fourth person was arrested on an unrelated and outstanding warrant and released. A police officer was also treated in hospital for minor injuries, according to the release.
The violence initially broke out at the Hindu Sabha Mandir temple in Brampton, where Indian consular officials were visiting. Officers were dispatched to the property around noon Sunday, police said.
Videos circulating on social media show demonstrators holding banners in support of Khalistan, a proposed independent Sikh homeland in northern India, and clashing with other individuals, including some holding India’s national flag.
