In Canada, the home of temple president Lakshmi Narayan's son was shot at.

Ottawa:

Gunshots were heard at the home of an Indian-origin man in Surrey, Canada. The incident has since been investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The shooting took place in the early hours of Wednesday (December 27) at the residence of Satish Kumar's son, the head of Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, in Surrey. According to police, no one was injured during the incident.

According to Surrey Police Media Relations Officer Constable Parmber Killon, the home sustained extensive damage which appeared to be caused by bullet holes.

“On December 27, 2023, at approximately 8:03 a.m., Surrey RCMP responded to a report of a shooting at a residence located in the 14900 block of 80th Street. No one was injured in the incident, but the residence sustained extensive damage and bullet holes. Police remained in the area to examine the scene, speaking to witnesses and checking the surrounding area for CCTV footage. The Surrey RCMP General Investigation Unit is investigating. Officers are still working to determine the motive behind this incident. “For more information, including a video of the incident, please contact Surrey RCMP,” a Surrey Police news release said.

He said the Surrey RCMP General Investigation Branch is investigating the incident and officers are working to determine the motive behind the incident, adding that the identities of the perpetrators remain unknown.

Surrey Police have not confirmed any link between the attack and recent threats received by Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey.

In early November, Indo-Canadian Member of Parliament Chandra Arya shared an alleged video of pro-Khalistani supporters in Surrey claiming to want to cause trouble at the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Hindu temple there.

“According to some reports, Khalistan supporters verbally abused a Sikh family outside a Sikh gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, last week,” he wrote. Now it seems that the same Khalistan group wants to create trouble at the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Hindu temple in Surrey.”

Arya stressed that Hindu temples have continued to be subjected to attacks in recent years, and noted that “Hindu temples have been subjected to many attacks in recent years. “Hate crimes are being committed against Hindu Canadians.”

Moreover, in August this year in Canada, extremist elements vandalized a Hindu temple with Khalistan referendum posters. In April this year, the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple was defaced with anti-India graffiti in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Meanwhile, in February, Ram Mandir Street in Mississauga, Canada, was defaced with anti-India graffiti. In January, a Hindu temple in Brampton was defaced with anti-India graffiti, sparking anger among the Indian community.

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