• Masked man Threatens to Assassinate Queen Elizabeth II as Payback for Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

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    Masked man Threatens to Assassinate Queen Elizabeth II as Payback for Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

    London: A 19 year old youth has been arrested for allegedly breaking into the Windsor Castle by climbing over the Castle’s fence, threatening to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II as payback for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh.





    The youth entered the premises of the Castle carrying a crossbow with a mask on his face.





    The Castle’s Security personnel believe that this is the same guy who uploaded a shocking video on Snapchat on 25 December, where he allegedly threatened to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. The suspect scaled the Castle fence on Christmas day and was arrested by the police when he landed on the castle grounds.





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    In the video that was shared on Snapchat, one can hear a distorted voice saying, “I am an Indian Sikh, a Sikh. My name was Jaswant Singh Chail, my name is Darth Jones.” In the background of the video, one can see a clip of the Star Wars character Darth Malgus.





    The Sun newspaper obtained that pre-recorded clip, which was sent out on Snapchat at 8:06 am, just minutes before the youth was arrested from the castle grounds.





    He said in the video: “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for what I‘ve done and what I will do. I will attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth, the Queen of the Royal Family.





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    “This is revenge for those who have died in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.





    The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in India in 1919, when the British colonial troops opened fired at unarmed crowd at the very spot, in India’s Punjab, where thousands died at the hands of the British troops.





    The masked suspect also posted captioning, “I’m sorry to all of those who I have wronged or lied to. I don’t think I will survive the attack.”





    The suspect was sectioned under the mental health act after being apprehended on the Windsor Castle grounds.