‘This is deeply disturbing’: Indian-origin restaurateur Harman Singh Kapoor arrested days after announcing UK restaurant closures

Indian-origin restaurateur Harman Singh Kapoor was arrested days after he announced he would close his 16-year-old restaurant Rangrez in the UK due to threats from Pakistanis and a lack of police support.Kapoor confirmed his arrest while replying to one of the tweets. Kapoor did not disclose the specific reasons for his arrest, saying: “All I was doing was protecting my family, but I myself was arrested. Instead of protecting us, the police targeted my religion – my Sikh faith and belief. This is deeply disturbing.”Earlier, Kapoor revealed that Muslims targeted his restaurant because he chose not to sell halal meat from day one, and as a result, Pakistanis gave it bad reviews. Kapoor said he was unconcerned about the failure of his business because he chose to close the restaurant and will now pursue activism full-time.In a series of tweets, Kapoor called Muslims inbreeding and said: “Proud that we don’t sell halal food. We don’t cater to inbreeding.”In another post calling for a ban on halal food in the UK, he wrote: “I am proud that I do not sell halal food and because of this many people in the inbreeding community are unhappy and leave false reviews. Rangrez Restaurants do not cater to inbreeding at the expense of torturing animals. Inbreeding is not my customer.”Who is Harman Singh Kapoor? Harman Singh Kapoor is a Sikh activist known for speaking out against Khalistani extremism. In 2023, he claimed his car was shot at and vandalized after criticizing the Khalistan movement. Kapoor and his wife have also become increasingly vocal against Muslims in recent months. Shortly before announcing the closure, the couple shared a video warning parents about alleged cases of “love jihad” in the UK and Australia. Kapoor claimed that many girls were “brainwashed” by Pakistani and Bangladeshi boys and lost contact with their families, adding that he had been investigating several such cases. Kapoor also faced criticism online. Some social media users claimed he had been planning to enter politics with far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Others have accused him of adopting anti-immigration rhetoric despite being an immigrant himself, claiming he sought asylum in the UK as an Afghan Sikh refugee despite being from India.