A family of four Indian Americans, including two young children, was found dead in their San Mateo, California home, with two victims having died from gunshot wounds. The police are investigating the case as a possible murder-suicide but have not ruled out other scenarios. The deceased, Anand and Alice, were IT professionals well-liked by their community, and the Indian Consulate is providing support to their family. This incident adds to a series of unfortunate events involving Indian students in the US, with recent deaths including those of Purdue University students Sameer Kamath and Neel Acharya.
The FBI is aggressively investigating the attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco, which occurred in March 2023. The NIA is also involved in the investigation and had previously released pictures of the individuals involved. During a meeting between FBI Director Christopher A Wray and NIA DG Dinkar Gupta, various issues were discussed, including the activities of terrorist-organized criminal networks and cyber-terrorism. The alleged assassination plot of Sikh activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was not discussed, as it was being dealt with on a diplomatic level. The progress on the extradition request for Mumbai 26/11 attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana was noted, and the need for enhanced partnership and cooperation between the FBI and NIA to address evolving terrorism threats was emphasized. The challenges of investigating cyber-crimes and obtaining data from encryption apps were also discussed.
Pro-Khalistan supporters staged a protest outside the Indian consulate in Toronto, during which the Indian flag was desecrated. Members of the Indian community, carrying national flags, confronted the protesters.
A Sikh separatist group protested at the Consulate General of India in San Francisco, while a similar protest happened in London. A group of motorcycles took over the southbound lanes of the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday. SF Supervisor Myrna Melgar is calling for a hearing to address youth violence. A landslide on eastbound I-580 near the Altamont Pass has caused traffic to be down to one lane. Oakland's city government is still dealing with the damage from the ransomware attack that began on February 8.
Pro-Khalistan protesters attacked and damaged the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, raising pro-Khalistan slogans and breaking open makeshift security barriers. The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies condemned the attack and urged local authorities to take immediate action against those responsible. Meanwhile, in Canberra, Khalistan supporters protested against police crackdown on radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his associates in Punjab.
