California: A Hindu temple in Hayward, California, has been defaced with pro-Khalistan graffiti. This incident at Sherawali Temple comes weeks after the Swaminarayan temple in Newark, California was defaced by anti-India graffiti.
The Hindu American Basis has reported that the Sherawali Temple in California was defaced with pro-Khalistani graffiti. It has additionally shared an image of the defacement.
In a put up shared on X, the Hindu American Basis acknowledged, “#Breaking: One other Bay Space Hindu temple attacked with pro-#Khalistan graffiti. The Vijay’s Sherawali Temple in Hayward, CA sustained a copycat defacement simply two weeks after the Swaminarayan Mandir assault and one week after a theft on the Shiv Durga temple in the identical space. HAF is in contact with temple leaders and involved with @AlamedaPD & @CivilRights.”
The Hindu American Basis additionally highlighted the significance of putting in working safety cameras and alarm techniques, contemplating the rising menace from Khalistan supporters.
Taking to X, the Hindu American Basis acknowledged, “We’re as soon as once more encouraging all temple leaders to obtain the @HinduAmerican temple security information. The information particularly discusses that temple graffiti qualifies as a hate crime and likewise the significance of putting in working safety cameras and alarm techniques in view of the rising menace from #Khalistan proponents in addition to the omnipresent danger from anti-Hindu actors.”
Earlier in December, suspected pro-Khalistan activists had allegedly defaced the Swaminarayan temple in Newark, California, police stated. The outside wall of the Hindu temple was defaced with anti-India graffiti.
The Newark Police Service had began an investigation into the vandalism. “One of many devotees, who lives near the shrine, found anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti in black ink on an exterior wall of the constructing, and the native administration was instantly knowledgeable,” Bhargav Raval, the spokesperson for the temple administration, instructed ANI.
The spokesperson added the temple authorities had been ‘shocked’ to seek out the anti-Indian graffiti on its wall. Shedding extra mild into the incident, Jonathan Arguello, a police captain for town of Newark, stated the ‘focused act’ was being investigated.
“Based mostly on the graffiti, we imagine it was a focused act, and it’ll be investigated with full thoroughness. I can even inform you that as a member of the Newark Police Division and the Newark neighborhood, we’re deeply saddened when most of these acts happen, and we expect they’re mindless and so they don’t have any room. We cannot tolerate them right here in Newark. So at the moment, I wished to just be sure you perceive how critically we take these conditions and know that we’ll examine as completely as potential with utmost care and sensitivity. I can even inform you that officers are at present investigating this through proof assortment,” the captain instructed reporters throughout a press convention.
The police official stated to piece collectively the chain of occasions resulting in the act of defacement, the footage from surveillance cameras within the neighbouring residences had been being appeared into.
“Our insurance policies that any acts of violence or threats of violence, property injury, harassment, intimidation, or different crimes motivated by hate or bias are thought of very severe and given the utmost care. We’re dealing with this investigation as a hate crime at this level, based mostly on our conversations with you and the bodily proof we have seen,” he stated.
The US State Division had condemned the vandalism of the Shri Swaminarayan Temple in California. It welcomed the Newark Police Division’s efforts to make sure that these accountable are held accountable.
In a put up shared on X by the official deal with of the US State Division for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs acknowledged, “We condemn the vandalism of Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu Temple in California. We welcome efforts by the Newark Police Division to make sure that these accountable are held accountable.”
