A Hindu temple, located in California’s Hayward, has been vandalised with pro-Khalistan graffiti. The incident of vandalism took place weeks after anti-India graffiti appeared on the walls of the Swaminarayan temple in California’s Newark.
Sharing a photo of the defacement, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) in a post wrote, “Another Bay Area Hindu temple attacked with pro-Khalistan graffiti. The Vijay’s Sherawali Temple in Hayward, CA sustained a copycat defacement just two weeks after the Swaminarayan Mandir attack and one week after a theft at the Shiv Durga temple in the same area. HAF is in touch with temple leaders and in contact with the police.”
The foundation said that it is also in contact with the Alameda Police Department and Civil Rights Division. The HAF emphasised the importance of installing alarm systems and security cameras in the wake of increasing threats from the Khalistanis.