TORONTO: A 23-year-old man was arrested after allegedly making threats and aggressively swinging two giant swords inside a Sikh temple in Canada’s British Columbia province.

Officers responded to the disturbance throughout a night service contained in the Penticton Sikh Temple at 3290 South Most important Avenue final week, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) mentioned in an announcement.

Police mentioned one individual was taken into custody and launched later to attend Penticton Provincial Courtroom at a future date.

Investigations are underway by the realm Mounties into the incident which noticed nobody getting injured.

The temple launched an announcement, saying that it was “an unruly group of non-Society members contained in the temple”.

“This identical group was not too long ago barred from the Penticton Sikh Temple by the duly elected Committee, ” the Penticton Sikh Temple mentioned in an announcement printed by World Information.

“As a community-driven society, we take these acts of violence and threats critically for the security of our congregation and people locally who attend the varied packages hosted on website.”

Jesse Garcha, from the Penticton Sikh Temple Society, mentioned extra safeguards have been put in place to make sure there isn’t any repeat of this incident.

“It’s regrettable such an incident had taken place and as a Committee, we are going to guarantee this Gurdwara will stay a welcoming and protected place for the Penticton group, ” Garcha mentioned.

Garcha thanked the Penticton RCMP for his or her fast response and backbone.