Zaheer Khan is 22 years old. He is a street vendor. The arrest of the accused came after Hindus held a massive protest in front of the Mulbagal Town police station.
The Indian consulate in San Francisco has strongly condemned the defacement of the Swaminarayan Mandir Vasana Sanstha with anti-India and pro-Khalistani graffiti in California's Newark city
This was the first arrest made by Canadian authorities since temples were desecrated on August 12 with pro-Khalistan graffiti spraypainted on their walls.
Details that have emerged suggests that the religious procession in Bihar's Bagaha district had come under brutal attack, when it reached a mosque in the Ratanmela area
The procession in Bagaha was taken out with prior police approval and police forces were present during the procession, still it was brutally attacked by stone pelters.
Additional SP stated, “As soon as the matter came to the notice of the police, they immediately got the statue of Maharana Pratap repaired. It is true that this is a matter of anger but soon the accused will be identified and arrested.”