Overview
- Metropolitan Police say they responded Sunday to reports of criminal damage at Tavistock Square and have appealed for witnesses, with no arrests yet.
- The Indian High Commission condemned the act as a shameful attack on non-violence and said its staff are on site coordinating restoration.
- Camden Council confirmed cleaning teams have assessed the damage and are restoring the memorial ahead of planned October 2 observances.
- UK High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron said she was disappointed and saddened by the vandalism.
- Photos show anti-India graffiti including the word “terrorists”; a News18 report citing unnamed intelligence alleges Khalistani involvement, which officials have not verified.