Indian restaurant in London shuts after 16 years of operations, alleges 'online harassment, attacks by Pakistanis'
PTC News Desk: After 16 years of welcoming diners, an Indian-origin restaurant owners has announced closure of the eatery due to a combination of factors, including repeated "disturbances and attacks by Pakistanis."
Harman Singh Kapoor, the owner of 'Rangrez' in Hammersmith, London, said he will be shutting operations of the Indian restaurant from next month.
While listing several factors behind the closure, he said the major contributers "rising costs, ongoing online harassment, repeated disturbances and attacks by Pakistanis, and a lack of proper support from the Met (Metropolitan) Police."
Now it's time for me to dedicate myself fully to activism without distraction. Radicals should keep this in mind: you can disrupt my business, but not my will. I'm coming after you stronger now, with no strings attached. Thank you to every genuine customer who supported us over the years. Grateful always," he added.
In March 2023, Kapoor claimed that his London-based restaurant was targeted in a Khalistani attack after he shared TikTok videos criticising the Khalistan movement and making fun of radical preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh.
In one of the TikTok videos, Kapoor said, “Do you think I don’t want Khalistan? I want it. But not the way you guys are going about it. Khalistan means pure. You are ruining its name.”
In another clip, he mocked one of Amritpal Singh’s associates, who had gone live on Facebook while allegedly trying to evade the police. In that video, the aide could be heard saying, “Pols aagi pols” (the police have arrived).
- With inputs from agencies
