Hindu Sena Vandalises Pakistan Airlines Office In National Capital

14 January , New Delhi

Members of Hindu Sena, a fringe group, Thursday allegedly ransacked the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) office headquartered near Barakhamba here.

The incident took place around 1500 hours when four members of the group barged into the airlines office and started vandalising the office, following which police was informed.

“There was a normal rush of the customers here so nobody notice them at the office entry gate. Suddenly, they started shouting slogans and also heckled few employees. The activists broke office glasses and misbehaved with the staff too,” said one of the security guard deployed at the entry gate of the PIA office.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Central Delhi Jatin Narwal confirmed the development to UNI and said, “Preliminary investigations suggest the accused are associates of the person who had called up the police last year regarding beef being served at Kerala House.”

“There were four men who attacked the office. Only one arrested while the other three ran away. We would take appropriate action against the fringe group,” he added.

Hours later the attack, Hindu Sena released a statement claiming the responsibility and also threatened to disrupt the operations of Lahore Bus and Samjauhta express.

“Today’s attack on the Pakistan airline office is just a preliminary warning. Until the neighbouring country wouldn’t handover us the custody of terrorist masterminds like Hafiz Saeed and Jaish-e-Mohammed chief, we demand no talks with Pakistan,” said a statement. Meanwhile, Foreign ministry spokesperson Vikas Swaroop told mediapersons that he was not aware about the attack on the Pakistan airline office and said law authorities would act, if such had took place.

“I am not aware about the attack. If there is such incident, then law authorities would act,” Swaroop said.

The incident took place hours after the Pakistan Foreign Ministry made the announcement that it was not aware about the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Mazood Azhar’s detention, who was said to be the mastermind behind the attack on Pathankot airbase, as report of his arrests came on January 13.