Furious protest erupts outside Indian restaurant as owner bans halal food

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Mr Kapoor has posted images of himself holding bacon with the caption “Behold. Bacon can save Western countries” and has filmed pork on sale at Harrods. He has also claimed that…

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside an Indian restaurant in west London on Friday night and demanded it shut down because the Sikh owner refuses to sell Halal food, it is claimed. Video footage posted on X shows a large crowd outside Singh’s Dining, formerly known as Rangrez, in Hammersmith, prompting Metropolitan Police officers to form a line outside the premises. A sign on the shop front reads “Proudly we don’t sell Halal.”

Owner Harman Singh Kapoor has faced criticism for social media comments about Islam, Halal meat and the conflict in Gaza. In posts online, he claims he and his family have received hundreds of death threats along with harassment, intimidation and threats of violence linked to his non-Halal policy. Mr Kapoor also claims the business has suffered financially from boycott calls.

Protesters, mostly men, could be heard shouting “Allahu Akbar,” “Shame on you” and “Free Palestine” while waving Palestinian flags. One man with a microphone asked the crowd what they wanted with “this scumbag,” prompting chants of “Shut them down.”

Mr Kapoor has posted images of himself holding bacon with the caption “Behold. Bacon can save Western countries” and has filmed pork on sale at Harrods. He has also claimed that eggs were thrown at his restaurant windows and that he has received threats from what he calls Islamists.

After his apparent arrest, Mr Kapoor posted online that he had been “desperately asking the Metropolitan Police for help, protection and assurances” regarding his family’s safety.

He claimed he was handcuffed while his family faced the planned protest and insisted no family should live in fear over the food a business chooses to sell.

The Metropolitan Police and Harman Singh Kapoor have been contacted for comment.

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