The Sikh owner of a London-based Indian restaurant was briefly detained by the police on Saturday, following days of controversy over his refusal to sell halal meat. Indian-origin restaurateur Harman Singh Kapoor had earlier claimed that he had become the target of Muslim protesters over his refusal to sell halal.
Kapoor had posted frequently about being threatened and intimidated by members of what he referred to as the “peaceful community” for not selling halal food. Videos he had shared online earlier captured groups of protesters outside his restaurant Rangrez in London.
On Saturday, footage of Harman Singh Kapoor being handcuffed by police officers inside his restaurant emerged online. Visuals also showed him being led away by cops and forced into a police van.
>Sikh restaurant refuses to sell halal meat
— Samantha Smith (@SamanthaTaghoy) March 14, 2026
>100+ armed Muslim men swarm the restaurant, try to break in, film their kids, and threaten to rape and murder them
>police arrive but arrest none of the mob
>police arrest the restaurant owner the next day instead
London is doomed. pic.twitter.com/NVvzVj8ciE