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Unidentified individuals trespassed into the Indian Consulate in Seattle after office hours, despite requests to leave. Local authorities were called, and further action is being taken.
Indian consulate in Seattle (Photo: Social Media)
An unidentified group of people intruded the Indian Consulate in Seattle on Friday after which the authorities were called upon to take action against the intruders.
In an X post, the consulate wrote, “Today, the Consulate was forced to deal with a law and order situation arising from the unauthorized entry by certain individuals into the Consulate premises after office hours.”
“Despite repeated requests, these individuals refused to leave the Consulate premises and engaged in aggressive and threatening behaviour with the Consulate staff,” the post read.
“We were compelled to call in relevant local authorities to deal with the situation. Further action is being initiated against the trespassers,” it added.
Today, the Consulate was forced to deal with a law and order situation arising from the unauthorized entry by certain individuals into the Consulate premises after office hours.Despite repeated requests, these individuals refused to leave the Consulate premises and engaged in…
— India In Seattle (@IndiainSeattle) February 7, 2025
Merely two weeks back, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke on the 2023 attack on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco and termed it a “very serious matter”.
While speaking to the press in Washington DC on Wednesday (local time), Jaishankar said India expects accountability for the incident and those responsible to be held accountable.
The Indian Consulate in San Francisco was attacked on March 19, 2023.
There were also attempts to set the Consulate building on fire by sprinkling inflammable substances.
