A suspect is in custody a day after a Muslim woman was attacked in a public library near the Canadian city of Toronto, where the assailant attempted to set the survivor’s hijab on fire, according to a police statement on Sunday.
The Canadian Police on Thursday said it has arrested Ranendra Lal Banerjee, a Hindu man of Indian origin, for allegedly inciting hatred against Sikhs at a protest in Brampton earlier this week.
A coalition of 25 South Asian organisations , supported by allies across Canada, is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to officially designate groups affiliated with the Hindutva paramilitary group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as hate groups and far-right extremist entities.