Another Hindu temple vandalised in Canada, anti-India graffiti painted

A prominent Hindu temple was vandalised in Canada and anti-India graffiti was painted on the temple premise in yet another incident of attacks on Hindu religious places in the country.

The latest incident took place at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in the town of Windsor in Ontario province. This is the fifth such incident in Canada where a temple has been defaced with anti-India graffiti since July last year.

Police officers have obtained a video that shows two suspects in the area just after 12 a.m. In the video, one suspect appears to commit the vandalism on the wall of the building while the other keeps watch.

The suspect was seen wearing a black sweater, black pants with a small white logo on the left leg, and black and white high-top running shoes.

The second suspect wore black pants, a sweatshirt black shoes, and white socks.

"Residents in the immediate vicinity of the temple are encouraged to check their home surveillance or dashcam video footage between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. for evidence of the suspects," the police said in a statement.

The Khalistani elements are trying to drive fear in the minds of the Hindus especially on foreign land. First there were reports of trying to disrupt an Independence Day rally in the US. Then came the attacks on Temples in Canada.

Similar hate attacks have taken place in Canada as well. Temples after temples are being attacked in a systematic manner by the Khalistani extremists to create an atmosphere of hatred towards and terror among the Hindus. Khalistani terrorists vandalised and defaced the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Toronto with anti-India slogans recently.

A number of such attacks had taken place last year in Canada, which is the main shelter for the Khalistanis. In a series of attacks, half-a-dozen temples were vandalised and burgled over ten days in January 2022, with cash stolen from donation boxes and even the ornaments adorning idols taken away. Temples in Brampton, Mississauga and Hamilton were targeted in particular.

India condemns Canada temple vandalism

India took up the matter of 'hate crime' with Canadian authorities after a prominent Hindu temple in Canada was vandalised with anti-India graffiti.

"We condemn this, it is a very unfortunate incident. We have taken this up with the Canadian authorities," the ministry of external affairs said in a statement.