The United States has “strongly condemned” the reported vandalism and tried arson towards the Indian consulate in San Francisco. This got here after studies acknowledged that pro-Khalistan supporters tried to set the Indian consulate in San Francisco on hearth.

US Department of State Spokesperson, Matthew Miller in a tweet known as the report of vandalism and tried arson a felony offence.

In a tweet, he wrote, “The US strongly condemns the reported vandalism and tried arson towards the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Saturday. Vandalism or violence towards diplomatic amenities or international diplomats within the US is a felony offense.”

Here’s what occurred:

A neighborhood information channel within the US named Diya TV shared a video from 2 July which confirmed that Khalistanis radicals set the Indian consulate in San Francisco on hearth. The incident occurred on 2 July between 1:30 am and a pair of:30 am. Report additionally acknowledged that the hearth was shortly doused by the San Francisco hearth division. The report additional added that injury was restricted and no staffers have been injured.

Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Dr TV Nagendra Prasad, Consul General, Consulate General of India, San Francisco, have been focused in a poster purportedly circulated by Sikh extremists who’ve accused them of taking part in a job within the June killing of Khalistan Tiger Force chief and designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Harjit Singh Nijjar aka Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistani terrorist who was killed in a focused taking pictures in Canada’s Surrey on 18 June. Nijjar was the chief of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and was additionally included within the listing launched by the Indian authorities, naming 40 different designated terrorists. Last yr in July 2022, NIA had additionally declared a reward of ₹10 lakh on Nijjar who was linked to a conspiracy to kill a Hindu priest in Punjab’s Jalandhar in 2021. “NIA has declared a money reward of ₹10 lakh towards Nijjar… Any data pertaining to the absconding accused resulting in his arrest or apprehension, could also be shared… the id of the informer shall be saved secret,” the NIA had mentioned.

Speaking on hearth at Indian Consulate in San Francisco, BJP chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa mentioned, “We condemn in robust voice the try and set on hearth the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. Consulates are a ray of hope and a assist centre for the folks of our nation dwelling in international nations. These folks (Khalistanis) have grow to be the enemy of India and Sikhs. They are taking part in into the arms of ISI. I request the Sikhs overseas to establish these folks and take strict motion towards them.”

Meanwhile, India had also expressed concerns to the Canadian authorities concerning the upcoming Khalistan rally in Canada which shall be held on 8 July, a report by Hindustan Times acknowledged. Posters of the ‘freedom rally’ is being circulated on social media.

Indian authorities additionally has escalated of potential menace to the officers in Canada. The poster carries threats to Sanjay Kumar Verma India’s excessive commissioner to Ottawa and Apoorva Srivastava who’s consulate normal in Toronto. As per the poster, a ‘Khalistan Freedom Rally shall be held on 8 July at 12.30 pm. The rally is about to start out from Great Punjab Business Centre and can finish at Indian Embassy at Toronto, the poster claims.

Replying on this, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar mentioned that India has requested its accomplice nations comparable to Canada, the UK and the US to not give house to “extremist Khalistani ideology” as it’s “not good” for relations. When requested about studies of Khalistani posters in Canada naming Indian diplomats, the minister mentioned the difficulty shall be raised with the federal government of that nation.