Crossbow-wielding Indian-origin man who trespassed on Windsor Castle to 'hurt' Queen Elizabeth II pleads guilty
FirstpostThe man told in previous court hearings that he planned the attack as revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre of Indians by British colonial troops New Delhi: The Indian origin man, who pleaded guilty to an offence under the Treason Act and threatening to kill the monarch in a London court on Friday, sought to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, told in previous court hearings that he planned the attack as revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre of Indians by British colonial troops, the AFP reported. He, on Friday, the court on that he wanted to ‘injure’ Queen Elizabeth II after sneaking into Windsor Castle armed with a loaded crossbow on Christmas Day in 2021. The incident happened as the Queen spent Christmas Day that year at Windsor Castle with her eldest son and heir, Prince Charles, and his wife Camilla.
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