WATCH: Hindu, Sikh activists stage protests outside Canadian High Commission over Hindu temple violence case

Hindu and Sikh activists on Sunday held massive protests outside the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi to protest against the violence at a Hindu temple in Brampton last week.

Protestors from the Hindu Sikh Global Forum were seen toppling barricades trying to march towards the high commission building as they raised slogans of ‘Indians will not tolerate the insult of temples in Canada’ and ‘Hindus and Sikhs are united’.

#WATCH | Delhi: People of the Hindu Sikh Global Forum on their way to the High Commission of Canada, Chanakyapuri, to protest against the attack on a Hindu Temple in Canada, were stopped at Teen Murti Marg by Police. pic.twitter.com/ONaXu46gJi

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Security was beefed up outside the High Commission of Canada in Chanakyapuri amid the protests.

#WATCH | Delhi: Security heightened outside the High Commission of Canada in Chanakyapuri as members of the Hindu Sikh Global Forum march towards it to protest against the attack on a Hindu Temple in Canada. pic.twitter.com/SvAT3iFoOJ

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The demonstrations came as the Canadian police arrested a 35-year-old Brampton resident on charges of assault with a weapon during a violent demonstration at a Hindu temple in the city, authorities said.

On November 3, a protest occurred at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton and unverified videos circulating on social media appeared to show demonstrators holding banners in support of Khalistan. The videos showed fist fights and people striking each other with poles on what appears to be the grounds surrounding the temple.

The Peel Regional Police responded to the altercation during the demonstration at the Mandir. As tensions between opposing sides increased, the demonstrations became physical and assaultive, a statement said on Saturday.

With inputs from agencies